Agriculture & Rural in Iceland

3,282 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Iceland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of cattle 76,902 animals 2024 up 3.3% 157th
Number of poultry birds 261,000 animals 2024 up 19.2% 184th
Poultry meat per animal 1.77 kilograms per animal 2024 up 7.9% 52nd
Pig meat per animal 86 kilograms per animal 2024 up 4.9% 46th
Cattle meat per animal 216 kilograms per animal 2024 up 9.1% 83rd
Eggs per bird 21.74 kilograms per animal 2024 up 31.6% 1st
Chicken meat production 9,879 tonnes 2024 up 22.8% 146th
Chicken meat yield per animal 1.72 kilograms per animal 2024 up 4.8% 51st
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat 22,453 animals 2024 up 27.2% 146th
Global meat production 34,130 tonnes 2024 up 5.6% 156th
Cereal production 4,986 tonnes 2024 up 7.5% 163rd
Land animals slaughtered for meat 5.75 million animals 2024 up 17.1% 153rd
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat 61.52 animals 2024 up 27.2% 146th
Number of pigs 26,000 animals 2024 down 9.1% 143rd
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value 3.24 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 110.7% 64th
Number of people employed in agriculture 8,554 people 2025 up 3.8% 168th
Cabbages — Production, per square kilometre 0.0024 t per square kilometre 2023 up 2.0% 126th
Cabbages — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0004 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 205.9% 120th
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross 62.77 2024 down 22.5% 88th
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross per 52.92 2024 down 35.5% 89th
Turkeys — Stocks 31 1000 An 2024 up 24.0% 71st
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value 20.96 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 45.6% 66th
Fish landings and discards 28,914 2018 down 22.1% 37th
Fish discards 28,914 2018 down 22.1% 37th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 6,384 1000 USD 2024 up 54.3% 81st
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 14.7 % 2023 up 28.9% 162nd
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 67.48 % 2023 up 14.0% 48th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 32.52 % 2023 down 20.3% 127th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in 34.95 % 2023 up 89.7% 48th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 20.22 1000 No 2023 up 14.4% 125th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 9.75 1000 No 2023 down 20.0% 121st
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 141 % 2023 up 4.4% 24th
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,608 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 5.8% 12th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 76.15 % 2023 up 3.2% 59th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 23.85 % 2023 down 9.1% 116th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in 52.31 % 2023 up 10.0% 59th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 20.22 1000 No 2023 up 14.4% 123rd
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 9.75 1000 No 2023 down 20.0% 120th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 15.04 % 2023 down 9.5% 95th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 10.25 % 2023 down 36.1% 108th
FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 32.52 % 2023 down 20.3% 104th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 6.59 1000 No 2023 up 10.2% 127th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 2.06 1000 No 2023 down 3.3% 125th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 1.46 % 2024 down 26.6% 93rd
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.4 2024 up 5.3% 66th
2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 1.46 % 2024 down 26.6% 93rd
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 3.61 % 2024 down 31.5% 104th
2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.4 2024 up 5.3% 66th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 32.58 % 2023 down 3.6% 111th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 21.17 % 2023 up 21.3% 99th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 3.61 % 2024 down 31.5% 106th
Tomato yields 340.5 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 10.2% 6th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 29.97 1000 No 2023 up 0.4% 124th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 4.9 % 2023 down 12.8% 104th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 2.17 % 2023 down 22.5% 106th
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 2.73 % 2023 down 3.2% 40th
Surface area 103,000 sq. km 2023 unchanged 108th
Agricultural land per capita 4.23 hectares per capita 2023 down 26.9% 12th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 9.25 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 83.6% 114th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 71.93 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 1.2% 46th