Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Iceland
Iceland: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square was -2,889 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square in Iceland, 1976–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded -2,889 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 243.4% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Iceland peaked at 20,448 current US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, -26,630 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2008.
Iceland ranks 157th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Iceland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,408 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 2,368 current US$ per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 1978 | 2,265 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 1,996 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 2,673 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1981 | 1,816 current US$ per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1982 | 508.1 current US$ per square kilometre | -72.0% |
| 1983 | -153.96 current US$ per square kilometre | -130.3% |
| 1984 | 85.14 current US$ per square kilometre | -155.3% |
| 1985 | -318.24 current US$ per square kilometre | -473.8% |
| 1986 | 756.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -337.6% |
| 1987 | 1,161 current US$ per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 1988 | 1,126 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 410.84 current US$ per square kilometre | -63.5% |
| 1990 | 244.47 current US$ per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 1991 | 724.41 current US$ per square kilometre | +196.3% |
| 1992 | 818.83 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 2,099 current US$ per square kilometre | +156.3% |
| 1994 | 2,867 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1995 | 3,223 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 4,374 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1997 | 5,642 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1998 | 5,844 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 3,602 current US$ per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2000 | 1,605 current US$ per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 2001 | 4,366 current US$ per square kilometre | +172.0% |
| 2002 | 8,010 current US$ per square kilometre | +83.5% |
| 2003 | 4,787 current US$ per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2004 | 4,244 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2005 | -929.52 current US$ per square kilometre | -121.9% |
| 2006 | -4,855 current US$ per square kilometre | +422.3% |
| 2007 | 260.51 current US$ per square kilometre | -105.4% |
| 2008 | -26,630 current US$ per square kilometre | -10322.4% |
| 2009 | -20,612 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2010 | -19,452 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2011 | -15,550 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2012 | -12,668 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 1,526 current US$ per square kilometre | -112.0% |
| 2014 | 3,551 current US$ per square kilometre | +132.8% |
| 2015 | 8,780 current US$ per square kilometre | +147.2% |
| 2016 | 16,063 current US$ per square kilometre | +82.9% |
| 2017 | 15,652 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 8,282 current US$ per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 2019 | 20,448 current US$ per square kilometre | +146.9% |
| 2020 | 2,015 current US$ per square kilometre | -90.1% |
| 2021 | -2,889 current US$ per square kilometre | -243.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's -2,889 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 151,140 current US$ per square kilometre. (61 countries reporting)
- Iceland's -2,889 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72,844 current US$ per square kilometre. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -10322.4% | 260.51 current US$ per square kilometre | -26,630 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,009 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,408 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,368 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 806.33 current US$ per square kilometre | -318.24 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,673 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,944 current US$ per square kilometre | 244.47 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,844 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | -2,975 current US$ per square kilometre | -26,630 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,010 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,663 current US$ per square kilometre | -19,452 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,448 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -436.89 current US$ per square kilometre | -2,889 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,015 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Iceland?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Iceland was -2,889 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 20,448 current US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -26,630 current US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square?
- Iceland ranks 157th out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.