What is the difference in farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land between Iceland and United States?

0.02 t CO2eq/ha, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs United States: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land

Iceland

1.21 t CO2eq/ha

in 2023

United States

1.19 t CO2eq/ha

in 2023

Iceland rank

151st

United States rank

152nd

Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land over time

Iceland
United States

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.21 t CO2eq/ha against 1.19 t CO2eq/ha in United States, a difference of 0.02 t CO2eq/ha.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 151st and United States ranks 152nd of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.19 t CO2eq/ha	1.12 t CO2eq/ha	0.074 t CO2eq/ha	Iceland
2000s	1.13 t CO2eq/ha	1.2 t CO2eq/ha	0.076 t CO2eq/ha	United States
2010s	1.08 t CO2eq/ha	1.17 t CO2eq/ha	0.09 t CO2eq/ha	United States
2020s	1.1 t CO2eq/ha	1.19 t CO2eq/ha	0.09 t CO2eq/ha	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land, Iceland or United States?: Iceland, at 1.21 t CO2eq/ha against 1.19 t CO2eq/ha in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land between Iceland and United States?: 0.02 t CO2eq/ha, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and United States rank globally for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?: Iceland ranks 151st and United States ranks 152nd of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land
Unit: t CO2eq/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 253 places, 8,378 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.