Iceland vs World: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Iceland
0.0006 kt per person
in 2023
World
0.0001 kt per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • World
0000.001199020062023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0006 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in World, a difference of 0.0005 kt per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 8.7 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Iceland
2000s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person Iceland
2010s 0.0006 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Iceland
2020s 0.0006 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Iceland or World?
Iceland, at 0.0006 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Iceland and World?
0.0005 kt per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and World rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Iceland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,546 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.