Cereal yield in Iceland
Iceland: Cereal yield was 2,430 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield in Iceland, 2015–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Iceland is 2,430 kg per hectare, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Iceland peaked at 4,858 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,430 kg per hectare, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 107th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,223 kg per hectare | 2,600 kg per hectare | 3,591 kg per hectare | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,344 kg per hectare | 2,430 kg per hectare | 4,858 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 22,689 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3,160 hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 7,679 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 97.29 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Iceland?
- Cereal yield in Iceland was 2,430 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,858 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,430 kg per hectare in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for cereal yield?
- Iceland ranks 107th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.