Iceland in figures
2016
Iceland in figures 2016 Volume 21 Published by Statistics Iceland Borgartún 21a IS-105 Reykjavík ICELAND Telephone (+354) 528 1000 Facsimile (+354) 528 1098 E-mail information@statice.is Website www.statice.is Edited by Svava Guðjónsdóttir Cover design and layout Statistics Iceland/BÓ Paper UPM Finesse Premium Silk 90g Printed and bound by Oddi Printing Corp. Sale and subscription Statistics Iceland Telephone (+354) 528 1100 Facsimile (+354) 528 1098 E-mail information@statice.is Cover photo Skógafoss waterfall, South Iceland © Snorri Gunnarsson
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CONTENTS Map of Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Labour market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Wages and income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Quality of life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Health and social protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Education and culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 National accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Public finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 External trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Enterprises and turnover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Fisheries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Transport and information technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Geography and environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Primary symbols and abbreviations
“ sign of repetition – nil 0 less than half of the unit used · category not applicable … not available , thousand seperator . decimal seperator ISK Icelandic krónur n.e.s. not elsewhere specified EU European Union EEA European Economic Area BOP Balance of Payments @ notes ; source
2
Ólafsvík
Akranes
Keflavík
Reykjavík
Capital region
Southwest
West
Borgarnes
Westfjords
Stykkishólmur
Ísafjörður
Selfoss
Vík
South
Northwest
Blönduós
Sauðárkrókur
Siglufjörður
Akureyri
Northeast
Húsavík
Höfn
East
Eskifjörður
Egilsstaðir
Neskaupstaður
Seyðisfjörður
Map of Iceland
Population
Population by sex and age 1 January 2016 Total 0–14 years 15–64 years 65 years and over
Total
%
Males
Females
332,529 66,540 219,916 46,073
100.0 20.0 66.1 13.9
167,270 33,980 111,478 21,812
165,259 32,560 108,438 24,261
Population by region 1 December Whole country Capital region Reykjavík Kópavogur Hafnarfjörður Southwest West Westfjords Northwest Northeast Akureyri East South
1910
1950
20161
85,183 15,006 11,600 … 1,547 2,589 10,268 13,386 9,012 11,959 2,239 9,713 13,250
143,973 65,555 56,251 1,647 5,087 5,093 9,975 11,166 10,264 18,368 7,711 9,705 13,847
332,529 213,619 122,460 34,140 28,189 22,509 15,766 6,883 7,128 29,361 18,294 12,452 24,811
@@ See map on page 2. 1 1 January.
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Population
Population by citizenship 1 December Population, total Iceland Other countries Europe Nordic countries Denmark Finland Norway Sweden Other European countries United Kingdom Lithuania Poland Germany America United States Africa Asia Philippines China Thailand Oceania Stateless and unspecified 1
1980
%
20151
%
228,785 225,545 3,240 2,246 1,360 950 45 275 90 886 324 – 21 234 731 636 38 114 28 2 1 104 7
100.0 98.6 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 – 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
329,100 304,806 24,293 20,644 1,578 880 105 264 329 19,064 670 1,683 11,073 978 998 567 396 2,058 543 238 518 66 131
100.0 92.6 7.4 6.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 5.8 0.2 0.5 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
1 January.
Average expected lifetime 1921–1930 Males Females 2014 Iceland Males Females EU28 Males Females
At birth
15 years
50 years
80 years
56.2 61.0
47.6 64.5
23.0 30.9
6.2 7.7
81.3 84.5
66.4 69.8
32.5 35.7
8.7 10.6
78.1 83.6
63.5 69.0
30.2 34.9
8.5 10.2
;; Statistics Iceland, Eurostat.
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Population
Total fertility rate 2014 Portugal greece cyprus Poland spain slovakia italy malta Hungary serbia croatia austria germany luxembourg macedonia romania czech republic bulgaria switzerland Estonia slovenia Eu28 liechtenstein lithuania latvia denmark finland netherlands belgium montenegro norway albania united kingdom sweden iceland ireland france turkey 0.0
0.5
1.0
;; Eurostat.
5
1.5
2.0
2.5
Elections
Results of election to the Althingi 2013 Valid votes
%
Members elected
188,995
100.0
63
50,455 46,173 24,294 20,546 15,584 9,648 22,295
26.7 24.4 12.9 10.9 8.2 5.1 11.8
19 19 9 7 6 3 –
Total
Males
Females
63
38
25
8 10 10 13 11 11
5 5 6 8 7 7
3 5 4 5 4 4
Total Independence Party Progressive Party The Social Democratic Alliance The Left-Green Movement Björt framtíð Píratar Others ;; National Electoral Commission of Iceland.
Elected members to the Althingi 2013 Elected members, total Constituencies Northwest Northeast South Southwest Reykjavík South Reykjavík North ;; National Electoral Commission of Iceland.
Results of presidential election 2012
Valid votes
%
Total
159,207
100.0
2,867 13,764 1,556 4,189 84,036 52,795
1.8 8.6 1.0 2.6 52.8 33.2
Andrea Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir Ari Trausti Guðmundsson Hannes Bjarnason Herdís Þorgeirsdóttir Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Þóra Arnórsdóttir
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Labour market
Labour force participation and unemployment 2015
Labour force
Participation rate, %
Unemployment rate, %
Total 16–24 years 25–54 years 55–74 years
191,300 32,100 115,900 43,300
82.5 79.5 90.7 68.0
4.0 8.7 3.2 2.6
Males, total 16–24 years 25–54 years 55–74 years
100,000 16,000 60,300 23,700
85.7 77.7 93.9 74.5
3.9 10.7 2.6 2.5
91,300 16,100 55,600 19,500
79.3 81.5 87.5 61.5
4.1 6.7 3.8 2.7
Females, total 16–24 years 25–54 years 55–74 years
Unemployment by sex 2008–2016 14 12 10 %
8 6 4 2 0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
males
7
2013 females
2014
2015
2016
Labour market
Employed persons in main job by industry, % 2015
Total
Males Females
Agriculture, forestry and fishing A – Crop and animal production, hunting, related service activities and hunting A:3 – Fishing and aquaculture
4.2
6.5
1.7
2.0 2.2
2.6 3.9
1.3 0.4
Industry B – Mining and quarrying C – Manufacturing C:10–12 – Manufacturing food, beverages and tobacco C:10.2 – Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs C:24 – Manufacture of basic metals D – Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply E – Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities F – Construction
17.8 0.1 10.3
27.7 0.2 14.3
6.9 0.0 5.9
4.1
4.7
3.4
2.0 1.3
2.3 2.1
1.7 0.4
0.8
1.3
0.3
0.5 6.2
0.7 11.3
0.2 0.6
Services G – Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles H – Transportation and storage H:51 – Air transport I – Accommodation and food service activities J – Information and communication K – Financial and insurance activities L – Real estate activities M – Professional, scientific and technical activities N – Administrative and support service activities N:79 – Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities O – Public administration and defence; compulsory social security P – Education Q – Human health and social work activities R – Arts, entertainment and recreation Other service and non specified activities
78.0
65.8
91.3
13.0 6.1 1.2 6.0 5.0 3.4 0.5 6.2 3.1
13.8 7.5 1.2 4.7 6.5 2.9 0.6 7.0 3.3
12.1 4.7 1.2 7.5 3.5 4.0 0.4 5.3 2.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
4.1 12.8 11.4 3.5 2.8
4.1 4.8 4.4 3.9 2.3
4.1 21.6 19.0 3.0 3.2
8
Labour market
Unemployment rate, annual average 2015, % greece spain croatia cyprus Portugal italy slovakia france turkey latvia finland ireland Eu28 bulgaria lithuania slovenia belgium Poland sweden netherlands romania Hungary luxembourg Estonia denmark austria malta united states united kingdom czech republic germany norway iceland 0
5
10
15
;; Eurostat.
9
20
25
30
Wages and income
Income from employment according to tax returns Thous. ISK
2005
2010
2014
Total annual mean income Males Females Total mean income from work Males Females
3,388 4,055 2,745 2,831 3,467 2,153
4,007 4,654 3,375 3,594 4,263 2,889
5,081 5,851 4,333 4,580 5,350 3,762
The Gini index and the income quintile share ratio 2005–2014 50
5
40
4
30
3
20
2
10
1 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
gini index (left axis)
2010
2011
2012
Quintile share ratio (right axis)
10
2013
2014
Quality of life
Share of 20−29 year-olds living with their parents 2013, % slovakia croatia italy malta serbia Hungary slovenia romania Portugal greece Poland spain bulgaria cyprus czech republic lithuania latvia luxembourg ireland switzerland Eu28 belgium austria germany Estonia netherlands united kingdom iceland france sweden norway finland denmark 0.0
20.0
40.0
;; Eurostat
11
60.0
80.0
100.0
Health and social protection
Average length of maternity/paternity leave Number of days 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Males
Females
100 100 102 99 93 90 88 87 80
185 181 178 178 179 180 180 182 181
@@ Average length per parent by birthyear of child. The independent right of mothers and fathers is 3 months and they can share additional 3 months.
Daily smokers of 15–79 years old 1987–2014, % 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
1987
1990
1993
1996
1999
2002
2005
females
males
12
2008
2011
2014
Health and social protection
Practising physicians per 100,000 inhabitants 2013 norway lithuania switzerland germany sweden* bulgaria italy spain iceland denmark* malta Estonia cyprus Hungary latvia liechtenstein france croatia finland belgium luxembourg united kingdom ireland romania slovenia Poland *2012 data
0
100
200
;; Eurostat.
13
300
400
500
Education and culture
Pupils/students by education level Number of pupils Pre-primary level Compulsory school Upper secondary level Post-secondary non-tertiary education First stage of tertiary education Second stage of tertiary education 1
2005
2010
2014
16,864 44,336 23,345 784 15,686 156
18,961 42,539 25,168 990 18,367 478
19,938 43,136 24,7111 8281 19,3481 4911
2013 data
School expectancy 2012 iceland finland sweden denmark belgium netherlands lithuania slovenia norway Poland greece germany Estonia czech republic Portugal latvia spain Hungary Eu28 ireland switzerland austria italy turkey liechtenstein romania united kingdom france slovakia croatia bulgaria malta luxembourg cyprus macedonia 0 5 10 15 Exptected years of education over a lifetime ;; Eurostat.
14
20
25
Education and culture
Graduations by level 2000/2001
2005/2006
2012/2013
6,343 4,067 237 2,034 5
8,586 4,812 394 3,365 15
10,457 5,907 549 3,945 56
Graduations, total Upper secondary level Post secondary non-tertiary level First stage of tertiary education Second stage of tertiary education
Visitors to museums and related activities Visitors, total Icelanders Foreigners
2000
2005
2014
489,006 354,412 134,594
720,554 523,118 197,436
1,691,649 826,077 865,572
2000
2005
2014
25 47 9,762 1,582
22 46 8,046 1,426
16 42 7,054 1,439
164 8
163 3
149 7
Cinemas Cinemas Cinema halls Seat capacity Attendance (in thous.) Premiers of feature films Icelandic
Professional theatres Theatres, total Stages Works performed Plays Performances Audience
2000/2001
2005/2006
2013/2014
8 13 85 63 1,524 276,155
6 13 74 48 1,160 261,999
4 11 65 38 1,047 271,046
15
Prices
Central Bank average selling rates of foreign currencies ISK
2012
2013
2014
2015
U.S. dollar Pound sterling Canadian dollar Danish krone Norwegian krone Swedish krone Swiss franc Japanese yen Euro
125.3 198.6 125.5 21.7 21.6 18.5 133.7 1.6 161.2
122.5 191.7 119.1 21.8 20.9 18.8 132.3 1.3 162.8
117.0 192.6 106.0 20.8 18.6 17.1 127.9 1.1 150.1
132.2 202.1 103.6 19.7 16.4 15.7 137.5 1.1 146.7
;; Central Bank of Iceland.
Inflation 2009–2016, annual rate of change, % 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2009
2010
2011
2012
16
2013
2014
2015
16
Prices
Harmonised indices of consumer prices 2015, annual rate of change, % cyprus greece bulgaria switzerland slovenia Poland lithuania spain romania slovak republic croatia finland ireland united kingdom EEa Eu germany Hungary luxembourg italy france Estonia latvia netherlands denmark czech republic iceland Portugal belgium sweden austria malta norway -2.0
-1.5
-1.0
-0.5
0.0
17
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
National accounts
Annual average growth rate of gross national income Volume changes, %
Annual average growth rate of gross national income
Average population increase
Annual average growth rate of gross national income per capita
4.0 6.1 1.5 3.4 0.4 4.8 3.7 -2.3 6.4
1.3 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 0.8
2.7 5.1 0.3 2.3 -0.6 3.8 2.7 -3.7 5.5
1965–1975 1975–1980 1980–1985 1985–1990 1990–1995 1995–2000 2000–2005 2005–2010 2009–20151 1
Preliminary data.
Gross domestic product and gross national product 2015 Private final consumption Government final consumption Gross fixed capital formation Changes in inventories Gross domestic final expenditure Exports of goods and services Goods, fob Services Less: Imports of goods and services Goods, fob Services Gross domestic products Gross national income
Million ISK at current prices
Volume changes on previous year, %
1,105,770 520,143 420,898 3,489 2,050,300 1,176,618 614,151 562,467 1,021,439 649,659 371,780 2,205,479 2,185,076
4.8 1.1 18.6 0.0 6.3 8.2 3.2 13.7 13.5 18.7 5.2 4.0 8.7
@@ Preliminary data.
GDP per capita Thousand ISK USD, current exchange rate USD, current PPPs EUR, current exchange rate EUR, current PPPs 1
Preliminary data.
18
2005
2010
20151
3,565 56,721 35,987 45,629 31,811
5,094 41,743 38,639 31,468 31,201
6,661 50,520 45,819 45,530 33,664
National accounts
Gross domestic factor income by industries %
2005 2010 20151
A. Agriculture, forestry and fishing Thereof of Fishing B–E. Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities F. Construction G–I. Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; transportation and storage; accommodation and food service activities J. Information and communication K. Financial and insurance activities L. Real estate activities M–N. Professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities O–Q. Public administration and defence; compulsory social security; education; human health and social work activities R–U. Arts, entertainment and recreation, repair of household goods and other services 1
5.7 4.6
7.2 6.1
6.4 5.0
14.2 10.7
19.4 4.2
18.3 5.9
16.3 5.5 9.4 9.5
15.5 3.6 11.6 10.1
19.0 4.6 6.7 8.9
6.5
6.7
7.8
20.0
18.5
19.4
2.4
3.2
3.0
Preliminary data.
GDP, percentage change from previous year 2004–2015 12 10 8 6 4 2
%
0 -2 -4 -6 2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
EU28
2010
2011 Iceland
;; Eurostat.
19
2012
2013
2014
2015
Public finance
General government finances 2015 Revenue, total Tax revenue Social contribution Grants Other revenues Expenditure, total Expenses Compensation of employees Use of goods and services Consumption of fixed capital Interest Subsidies Grants Social benefits Other expense Nonfinancial assets Net lending and net borrowing Financial assets, transactions1 Liabilities, transactions1 Financial assets Liabilities Net financial assets
Million ISK
Percent of GDP
931,116 733,779 78,927 2,900 115,509 941,851 918,257 304,935 239,003 40,471 97,314 29,422 3,702 141,767 61,644 23,593 -10,735 52,467 53,685
42.2 33.3 3.6 0.1 5.2 42.7 41.6 13.8 10.8 1.8 4.4 1.3 0.2 6.4 2.8 1.1 -0.5 2.6 2.7
1,145,265 2,161,521 -1,016,256
51.9 98.0 -46.1
2014 data. @@ Preliminary data.
1
General government total expenditure Percent of GDP General government total expenditure General public service Defence Public order and safety Economic affairs Environmental protection Housing and community amenities Health Recreation, culture and religion Education Social protection 20
2005
2010
2014
41.5 5.1 0.0 1.4 5.7 0.7 0.4 7.9 3.3 8.2 8.8
49.4 8.6 0.1 1.3 6.8 0.6 2.4 7.5 3.5 8.0 10.7
45.3 8.1 0.0 1.5 6.3 0.6 0.4 7.5 3.1 7.6 10.2
External trade
Foreign trade by market area 2015
Exports (fob) Million ISK
%
Imports (cif) Million ISK
%
Total
626,265 100.0
700,289 100.0
EEA Austria Belgium United Kingdom Bulgaria Denmark Estonia Finland France Greece Netherlands Ireland Italy Croatia Cyprus Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Norway Portugal Poland Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Czech Republic Hungary Germany European countries outside EES Faroe Islands Russia Switzerland Turkey Other European countries United States Japan Other countries
489,254 332 14,136 72,661 78 15,161 449 1,653 35,708 1,602 163,186 1,631 7,877 244 145 551 10 2,439 93 179 29,129 9,489 2,833 96 819 14 72,301 3,023 518 6,258 46,639 35,269 4,127 12,682 7,190 2,780 8,490 15,161 1,653 43,145
410,705 3,379 9,373 35,271 581 49,763 4,880 6,277 17,773 324 41,041 14,819 20,514 307 32 3,062 15 4,151 606 638 71,031 2,018 12,694 1,352 3,365 803 9,132 26,848 7,733 2,708 60,216 34,632 2,679 2,156 12,711 12,368 4,718 49,763 6,277 92,046
21
78.1 0.1 2.3 11.6 0.0 2.4 0.1 0.3 5.7 0.3 26.1 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 4.7 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 11.5 0.5 0.1 1.0 7.4 5.6 0.7 2.0 1.1 0.4 1.4 2.4 0.3 6.9
58.6 0.5 1.3 5.0 0.1 7.1 0.7 0.9 2.5 0.0 5.9 2.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 10.1 0.3 1.8 0.2 0.5 0.1 1.3 3.8 1.1 0.4 8.6 4.9 0.4 0.3 1.8 1.8 0.7 7.1 0.9 13.1
External trade
Exports (fob) by commodities Percent of value Marine products Agricultural products Manufacturing products Other
2005
2010
2015
56.7 1.9 34.2 7.2
39.3 1.6 55.4 3.7
42.2 2.1 52.9 2.7
2005
2010
2015
7.1 24.7 9.2 24.4 19.4 15.1 0.1
9.9 33.6 12.8 22.3 6.6 14.7 0.1
9.9 28.1 12.7 20.9 15.7 12.4 0.2
Imports (cif) of broad economic categories Percent of value Food and beverages Industrial supplies Fuels and lubricants Capital goods (except transport equipment) Transport equipment Consumer goods Goods n.e.s
million isk
Balance of trade in goods and services 1995–2015 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 -50,000 -100,000 -150,000 -200,000 -250,000
1995
1997
1999
2001
goods in boP
2003
2005
2007
goods and services
22
2009
2011
2013
services
2015
Enterprises and turnover
Sold production % Total value in million ISK Manufacture of food products and beverages Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products Manufacture of basic metals Fabricated metal products Manufacture of machinery and equipment Other manufacturing
2008
2014
544,044
723,634
43.0 3.5 36.1 2.8 2.5 12.1
47.4 1.8 28.8 2.7 3.7 15.6
Completed dwellings 1992–2015 4,000 3,500
number
3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
;; Registers Iceland.
23
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Fisheries
Fish catch by species 2005
Total catch Cod Redfish Haddock Mackerel Capelin Saithe Greenland halibut Blue whiting Herring Shrimp Capelin roe Norwegian springspawning herring Ling Other 1
20151
Tonnes
Value 1,000 ISK
1,668,927 212,456 61,535 96,580 363 594,632 67,736 13,021 265,890 102,967 8,657 10,428
67,920,065 24,924,027 5,466,266 8,881,445 9,236 5,030,553 3,086,148 3,035,334 1,489,498 1,988,124 870,430 449,396
161,693 4,307 68,662
5,161,064 261,489 7,267,053
Value 1,000 ISK
Tonnes
1,319,395 151,301,060 243,871 60,963,620 58,093 13,442,527 40,711 11,467,498 168,251 10,359,701 336,562 9,977,961 48,165 9,528,507 12,448 7,462,825 214,954 5,666,444 69,975 3,571,501 6,316 2,974,540 16,401 2,683,778 44,005 11,536 48,110
2,360,809 1,828,508 9,012,841
Preliminary data.
Value of catch 1994–2015 180,000 160,000
1,000,000 isk
140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 1994
1997
2000
2003
24
2006
2009
2012
2015
Fisheries
Export of marine products Exports total, tonnes Marine products Fresh fish Frozen fish Dried and salted fish Other marine products Total fob-value, million ISK Marine products Fresh fish Frozen fish Dried and salted fish Other marine products
2005
%
2015
%
1,485,802 754,514 89,993 330,028 64,666 269,827
100.0 50.8 6.1 22.2 4.4 18.2
2,156,315 631,872 67,538 286,318 58 220
100.0 29.3 3.1 13.3 2.7 10.2
194,355 110,130 19,938 57,621 20,977 11,595
100.0 56.7 10.2 29.6 10.8 6.0
626,266 264,593 53,972 125,105 37,793 47,722
100.0 42.2 8.6 19.9 6.0 7.6
Total catch of Icelandic vessels 1986–2015 2,500,000
tonnes
2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 1986
1990
1994
1998
25
2002
2006
2010
2014
Agriculture
Production of field crops Total hey yield, m3 Potatoes, tonnes Swedes, tonnes Cereal grains, tonnes Tomatoes, tonnes Cucumbers, tonnes
2000
2005
2010
2015
2,363,342 9,843 795 3,041 931 831
1,968,018 7,250 750 9,773 1,508 1,147
2,165,642 12,460 833 13,175 1,652 1,458
2,106,750 9,050 1,200 4,673 1,347 1,826
2000
2005
2010
2015
72,135 465,777 73,995 3,862 178,093
65,979 454,950 74,820 3,982 166,119
73,781 479,841 77,164 3,615 173,419
78,628 480,656 ‌ 3,550 238,000
Livestock Cattle Sheep Horses Pigs Hens ;; Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority.
Meat production Tonnes
2000
2005
2010
2015
Mutton and lamb Beef Pork Poultry
9,735 3,626 4,783 3,051
8,738 3,540 5,300 5,768
9,166 3,895 6,158 6,905
10,185 3,605 6,806 8,328
Organic farming 1996–2015 45
25,000
40 20,000
35 30
15,000
25 20
10,000
15 10
5,000
5 0
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
Hectare (left axis)
2008
2010
Producers (right axis)
;; Norden.
26
2012
2014
0
Tourism
Foreign passengers through Keflavík airport by citizenship 2010 Number Passengers, total U.S.A. U.K. Germany France Norway Denmark China Canada Sweden Netherlands Spain Poland Switzerland Italy Japan Finland Russia Other countries
459,252 51,166 60,326 54,377 29,255 35,662 38,139 5,194 13,447 27,944 17,281 12,237 13,253 9,163 9,692 5,580 11,012 … 65,524
2015 Number
% 100.0 11.1 13.1 11.8 6.4 7.8 8.3 1.1 2.9 6.1 3.8 2.7 2.9 2.0 2.1 1.2 2.4 … 14.3
1,261,938 242,805 241,024 103,384 65,822 51,402 49,225 47,643 46,654 43,096 29,546 27,166 27,079 25,935 23,817 16,547 16,021 4,877 199,895
% 100.0 19.2 19.1 8.2 5.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.3 1.3 0.4 15.8
;; Icelandic Tourist Board.
Passengers through Keflavík airport 2003–2015 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Foreigners ;; Icelandic Tourist Board.
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Icelanders
Transport and information technology
Registered decked vessels Number
Gross tonnage
1,041 46 758 45 192
198,079 53,320 92,058 8,997 43,704
1 January 2016 Vessels, total Trawlers Other fishing vessels Merchant fleet Other vessels ;; The Icelandic Maritime Administration.
Registered motor vehicles 31 December
2005
2010
2014
187,442 1,899 25,544 4,183 625.0
204,736 1,916 30,437 9,651 643.8
217,454 2,300 31,364 10,306 671.2
Per 1,000 inhabitants
2005
2010
2014
Access channels Mobile subscriptions
509 362
569 1,179
456 1,242
2005
2010
2014
84 48
92 70
96 81
Passenger cars Buses Lorries and vans Motorcycles Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitant ;; Road Traffic Directorate.
Telecommunications
Internet access of households % Iceland EU27 ;; Statistics Iceland, Eurostat.
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Energy
Annual generation of electricity in public power plants GWh Annual generation of electricity Hydro energy Geothermal energy Wind energy Fuel kWh per capita
2005
2010
2014
8,680 7,014 1,658 • 8 29,251
17,059 12,592 4,465 • 2 53,638
18,122 12,873 5,238 8 2 55,646
;; National Energy Authority.
Gross consumption of electricity GWh
Total consumption
Ordinary consumption
1960 1970 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
536 1,460 3,143 3,837 4,447 4,977 7,676 17,059 17,210 17,549 18,116 18,122
397 705 1,445 1,834 2,218 2,480 2,783 3,044 3,006 3,148 3,119 3,191
Power-intensive industries Total Aluminium plants 139 755 1,698 2,003 2,229 2,497 4,893 13,214 13,284 13,545 13,980 13,983
– 642 1,280 1,287 1,509 1,702 3,767 12,019 11,829 12,104 12,399 12,439
;; National Energy Authority.
Gross energy consumption by source % 2005 2010 2014
Domestic energy, total 74.1 85.7 86.8
Hydro Geothermal Imported energy energy energy, total 17.8 19.4 17.8
56.3 66.3 69.1
;; National Energy Authority.
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25.9 14.3 13.2
Oil
Coal
23.0 12.6 11.9
3.0 1.7 1.3
Energy
Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption 2014, % luxembourg malta netherlands united kingdom belgium ireland cyprus Hungary Poland slovakia czech republic germany france greece Eu28 spain italy bulgaria slovenia lithuania romania Estonia Portugal croatia denmark austria finland latvia sweden norway iceland 0
20
40
;; Eurostat.
30
60
80
100
Geography and environment
Iceland Population 1 January 2016: 332,529 Municipalities 1 January 2016: 74 Area of Iceland: 103,000 km2 Vegetation: 23,805 km2 Lakes: 2,757 km2 Glaciers: 11,922 km2 Wasteland: 64,538 km2 Nearest country: Greenland, 287 km Highest mountain: Hvannadalshnjúkur, 2,110 metres Biggest glacier: Vatnajökull, 8,300 km2 Longest river: Þjórsá, 230 km Deepest lake: Jökulsárlón in Breiðamerkursandur, 260 metres Highest waterfall: Glymur in Botnsá, 190 metres Population per square km: 3.2 Coast line: 4,970 km Sea area within fishing limits: 758,000 km2 ;; National Land Survey of Iceland.
Protected areas Number 2000 Total National parks Natural monuments Nature reserves Country parks Other
84 3 31 37 11 2
;; The Environment Agency of Iceland.
31
2014 114 3 42 41 22 6
Area km2 2000 12,365 1,870 154 2,706 392 7,243
2014 20,773 14,347 121 2,830 442 3,033
Geography and environment
Temperature and precipitation Reykjavík Year January Temperature (°C) Mean 2015 Mean 1961–1990 Precipitation (mm) 2015 Mean 1961–1990
Akureyri Year January
July
July
4.5 4.3
-0.3 -0.5
11.3 10.6
3.8 3.2
-1.2 -2.2
8.4 10.5
1,025 799
127 76
35 52
587 490
71 55
32 33
;; The Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Greenhouse gas emissions 1,000 tonnes in CO2-equivalents
2000
2005
2013
Man-made emissions, total CO2 CH4 N2O HFC PFC SF6
3,766 2,775 446 388 27 127 3
3,833 2,853 443 450 58 26 3
4,544 3,322 541 419 171 88 3
;; The Environment Agency of Iceland.
Greenhouse gas emission by source 2000 and 2013 2,000 2000
2013
1,000 tonnes
1,500
1,000
500
0 industry road and transport construction
fishing vessels
industrial processes
;; The Environment Agency of Iceland.
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agriculture
Waste
geothermal power plants
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