Area under organic farming in Iceland
Organic farming covered 0.4% of agricultural land in Iceland in 2021.
The latest value for Iceland is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Iceland, 2021
0.4%
Change from 2020
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2020
9.1%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
10.8%
Area under organic farming in Iceland over time
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% of utilised agricultural area. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.4% | – |
| 2020 | 0.3% | 9.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 0.4% | 8.5%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | – | 8.0%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 0.4% | 7.5% |
| 2016 | – | 7.1% |
| 2015 | – | 6.6% |
| 2014 | – | 6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | 5.9% |
| 2012 | – | 5.9% |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 0.3% in 2020.
- Since 2013, when it was 0.5%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
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16.2%
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Cereal yield
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Healthy diet unaffordable
1.8%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
0.02e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
88.2e (Estimate) kg/ha
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