Land area in Iceland
Iceland: Land area was 10,083 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10,083 ha th
World rank
95th
of 212 countries
All-time high
10,083 ha th
in 2020
All-time low
10,025 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Iceland, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Iceland is 10,083 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Iceland peaked at 10,083 ha th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,025 ha th, in 1990.
That places Iceland 95th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,025 ha th | 10,025 ha th | 10,025 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 10,025 ha th | 10,025 ha th | 10,025 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 10,025 ha th | 10,025 ha th | 10,025 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 10,083 ha th | 10,083 ha th | 10,083 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More development goals data for Iceland
- Red List Index 0.8515 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4.27 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,542 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 10 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Iceland?
- Land area in Iceland was 10,083 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,083 ha th in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,025 ha th in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for land area?
- Iceland ranks 95th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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