Australia vs Iceland: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Australia
0.4105 kt
in 2024
Iceland
0.525 kt
in 2024
Australia rank
30th
Iceland rank
27th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.525 kt against 0.4105 kt in Australia, a difference of 0.1145 kt.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 27th of 221 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.404 kt | 0.5222 kt | 0.1182 kt | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.4117 kt | 0.5221 kt | 0.1104 kt | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.4084 kt | 0.5224 kt | 0.114 kt | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.4102 kt | 0.525 kt | 0.1148 kt | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.525 kt against 0.4105 kt in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.1145 kt, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Australia ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 27th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.