AFOLU — Direct emissions in Iceland

Iceland: AFOLU — Direct emissions was 0.387 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.387 kt
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
152nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5231 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.387 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Direct emissions in Iceland, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.509 kt1991: 0.497 kt1992: 0.468 kt1993: 0.483 kt1994: 0.472 kt1995: 0.445 kt1996: 0.474 kt1997: 0.479 kt1998: 0.494 kt1999: 0.507 kt2000: 0.487 kt2001: 0.422 kt2002: 0.448 kt2003: 0.433 kt2004: 0.421 kt2005: 0.423 kt2006: 0.469 kt2007: 0.496 kt2008: 0.523 kt2009: 0.405 kt2010: 0.407 kt2011: 0.423 kt2012: 0.431 kt2013: 0.408 kt2014: 0.457 kt2015: 0.472 kt2016: 0.462 kt2017: 0.49 kt2018: 0.466 kt2019: 0.439 kt2020: 0.445 kt2021: 0.452 kt2022: 0.428 kt2023: 0.387 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.387 kt for afolu — direct emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in Iceland peaked at 0.5231 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.387 kt, in 2023.

That places Iceland 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4827 kt 0.445 kt 0.5086 kt 10
2000s 0.4529 kt 0.4054 kt 0.5231 kt 10
2010s 0.4456 kt 0.4075 kt 0.4905 kt 10
2020s 0.4281 kt 0.387 kt 0.4518 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 149 Luxembourg 0.4447 kt compare
  2. 150 Gabon 0.4077 kt compare
  3. 151 Puerto Rico 0.388 kt compare
  4. 153 Suriname 0.3855 kt compare
  5. 154 Mauritius 0.2942 kt compare
  6. 155 Brunei Darussalam 0.2244 kt compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — direct emissions in Iceland?
Afolu — direct emissions in Iceland was 0.387 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5231 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.387 kt in 2023.
How does Iceland rank for afolu — direct emissions?
Iceland ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
249 places, 8,204 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf