Canada vs Iceland: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Canada
0.2031 kt
in 2020
Iceland
0.2797 kt
in 2020
Canada rank
22nd
Iceland rank
19th
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2797 kt against 0.2031 kt in Canada, a difference of 0.0766 kt.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 19th of 32 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2031 kt | 0.232 kt | 0.0289 kt | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.2031 kt | 0.2657 kt | 0.0626 kt | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.2031 kt | 0.2758 kt | 0.0727 kt | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.2031 kt | 0.2797 kt | 0.0766 kt | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.2797 kt against 0.2031 kt in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc between Canada and Iceland?
- 0.0766 kt, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 19th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.