Cereal yield in Iceland
Cereal farms in Iceland harvested 1,972 kg per hectare in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2015.
Iceland, 2024
1,972
Change from 2023
−18.8%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5,225 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
116th of 176
Cereal yield in Iceland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,972 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 2,430 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 2,967 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 3,121 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 4,858 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 3,591 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 2,600 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 3,524 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 3,213 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 3,187 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | – | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | – | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | – | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | – | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | – | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | – | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | – | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | – | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | – | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | – | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | – | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | – | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | – | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | – | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | – | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −18.8% from 2,430 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2015, when it was 3,187 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −38.1%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 116th highest value.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Agricultural land
16.2%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
2024 · World Bank
Area under organic farming
0.4%
2021 · Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.64e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
1.8%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.02e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT