Agriculture & Rural in Iceland

3,282 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Iceland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 16.12 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 61.1% 68th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 71.93 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 1.2% 46th
Fish and seafood production 939,000 tonnes 2023 down 31.5% 27th
Fertilizer consumption 11,773 tonnes 2023 down 42.5% 138th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 8,703 tonnes 2023 up 1.0% 134th
Cropland area 121,000 hectares 2023 down 0.2% 154th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 29.97 1000 No 2023 up 0.4% 124th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 13.06 % 2023 down 20.2% 110th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 8.65 1000 No 2023 up 6.8% 128th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 3.77 % 2023 down 15.1% 107th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 28.86 % 2023 up 6.3% 116th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 63.96 % 2023 up 18.9% 28th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 36.04 % 2023 down 22.0% 130th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 27.91 % 2023 up 268.7% 28th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 550,103 1000 SLC 2024 up 15.6% 35th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 21.32 1000 No 2023 down 2.0% 121st
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 21.32 1000 No 2023 down 2.0% 122nd
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 71.14 % 2023 down 2.4% 30th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 9.29 % 2023 down 22.1% 97th
Barley — Gross Production Value 1,436 1000 USD 2024 up 7.5% 82nd
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 982 t 2024 down 17.9% 40th
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 8,259 An 2024 down 8.5% 36th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 8,259 An 2024 down 8.5% 36th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.2 No 2024 unchanged 138th
Share of employment in agriculture 3.6% 2025 down 14.9% 142nd
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 3.6% 2025 down 14.9% 142nd
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 5.39 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 44.4% 63rd
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 1.13 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 63.3% 72nd
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 1.7% 2025 down 1.9% 143rd
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 3.6% 2025 down 14.9% 142nd
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 3,288 1000 Int$ 2024 down 17.9% 38th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 119 kg/An 2024 down 10.5% 72nd
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 3.81 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 102.1% 70th
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross 2,725 1000 USD 2024 down 22.5% 48th
Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 4,388 1000 USD 2024 down 30.1% 81st
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Gross Production Value 233 1000 USD 2024 up 99.1% 72nd
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 175.63 t 2024 down 17.9% 32nd
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 10 % 2022 up 42.9% 115th
Pig fat, rendered — Production 449.38 t 2023 up 37.5% 78th
Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 383,091 1000 SLC 2024 down 44.3% 43rd
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 13.63 1000 No 2023 up 16.5% 115th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 7.68 1000 No 2023 down 23.6% 116th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 67.42 % 2023 up 1.9% 27th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 78.83 % 2023 down 4.5% 38th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 10.14 % 2023 down 7.7% 70th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 8.08 % 2023 down 38.9% 98th
FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 36.04 % 2023 down 22.0% 107th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 13.63 1000 No 2023 up 16.5% 116th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 7.68 1000 No 2023 down 23.6% 117th
Alcohol, Non-Food — Domestic supply quantity 612 t 2013 up 135.4% 106th
Alcohol, Non-Food — Other uses 612 t 2013 up 135.4% 106th
Brans — Import Quantity 2,472 t 2013 up 49,340.0% 81st
Hard Fibres, Other — Import Quantity 14 t 2013 108th
Hard Fibres, Other — Domestic supply quantity 14 t 2013 109th
Hard Fibres, Other — Other uses 14 t 2013 113th
Oilseed Cakes, Other — Import Quantity 642 t 2013 49th
Rape and Mustardseed — Import Quantity 269 t 2013 down 8.0% 102nd
Rape and Mustardseed — Domestic supply quantity 269 t 2013 down 8.0% 106th
Rape and Mustardseed — Food supply quantity 260 t 2013 down 6.3% 90th
Rubber — Import Quantity 4 t 2013 128th