Agriculture
Located at a latitude close to the one of Trondheim (Norway), Iceland (265,000 inhabitants) has a cold moderate Atlantic climate. There are only few in-soil cultures (potatoes, carrots) because of the short vegetative season. Moreover, there are almost no fruit trees. Consequently, the large majority of vegetables and the totallity of fruits are imported. Icelandic agriculture employs only 2% of the working population.
As far as fishing is concerned, it is more developed since it employs 8% of the working population, and a large part is exported. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 6,000 hectares for Iceland. |
Number of farms:
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
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Potatoes
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9,500
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700
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135,714
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Livestock
Number of tractors:
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
99,804 Tm.
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2,105,673 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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February 2004
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