Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Iceland
Iceland: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Iceland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.1% for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in 2019.
The figure is down 70.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Iceland peaked at 0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 105th of 118 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,430 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.024 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0701 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0701 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0858 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1068 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Iceland?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Iceland was 0.1% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Iceland ranks 105th out of 118 countries with data for 2019.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.