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Arctic Region > Iceland > Agriculture

ICELANDIC AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 90 [121st of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 22.75 % of land area Time series [59th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 22,810 sq. km Time series [46th of 198]
    Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita) 76,866.049 sq. km per 1,000 people Time series [3rd of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 10,789 Time series [83rd of 190]
    Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita) 37.262 per 1 million people Time series [6th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 15,412.86 Time series [1st of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports 0.85 % Time series [72nd of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports 1.33 % Time series [56th of 155]
    Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 2,178.494 $ per capita Time series [1st of 164]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 56.252 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [109th of 182]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita) 2,515.275 $ per capita Time series [1st of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland 7 thousand hectares [148th of 148]
    Arable and permanent cropland (per capita) 23.59 thousand hectares per 1 m [145th of 148]
Arable land > % of land area 0.07 % of land area Time series [76th of 199]
Arable land > hectares 7,000 hectares Time series [72nd of 199]
    Arable land > hectares (per capita) 23.589 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [71st of 200]
Cereal production 90 thousand metric tons [121st of 149]
    Cereal production (per capita) 0.303299 thousand metric tons per [2nd of 149]
Cereal production growth 0% [100th of 149]
Crop production index 89.8 % Time series [169th of 182]
Exports to USA > Cucumbers and gherkins $0.00 [38th of 41]
    Exports to USA > Cucumbers and gherkins (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [36th of 41]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 25,554.29 100 g/ha of arable land Time series [1st of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons 17,888 metric tons Time series [109th of 169]
    Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita) 62.111 metric tons per 1 milli Time series [8th of 176]
Food production index 104.3 % Time series [110th of 182]
Labor share 8.2% [121st of 149]
Livestock production index 105 % Time series [95th of 181]
Meat production 20 thousand metric tons [143rd of 149]
    Meat production (per capita) 0.0673997 thousand metric tons per [21st of 149]
Meat production growth -15% [141st of 149]
Permanent crops 0 hectares [181st of 181]
    Permanent crops (per capita) 0 hectares per 1,000 peopl [180th of 181]
Products
potatoes, green vegetables; mutton, dairy products; fish
Root and tuber production 9 thousand metric tons [143rd of 149]
    Root and tuber production (per capita) 0.0303299 thousand metric tons per [103rd of 149]
Root and tuber production growth -37% [147th of 149]
Tractor concentration 1,288.4 [1st of 147]
Tractors 9,019 [81st of 147]
    Tractors (per capita) 30,393.9 per 1 million people [8th of 147]
Value added 10.49 [91st of 158]
value added > annual % growth 3.77 % Time series [73rd of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ 636,329,700 constant 2000 US$ Time series [102nd of 164]
    value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 2,178.494 constant 2000 US$ per c Time series [1st of 164]
value added > constant LCU 50025700000 Time series
value added > current LCU 51570000000 Time series
value added > current US$ 734,702,300 $ Time series [108th of 172]
    value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 56.252 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [109th of 182]
    value added > current US$ (per capita) 2,515.275 $ per capita Time series [1st of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$ 53,027.48 constant 2000 US$ Time series [2nd of 163]
Workers per hectare 1.9 [25th of 148]

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Agribusiness Online; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Iceland, Republic of Iceland, Lydhveldidh Island, Island

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