AFOLU — Emissions in Iceland

Iceland: AFOLU — Emissions was 11.25 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.25 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
159th
of 238 countries
All-time high
13.37 kt
in 1990
All-time low
11.18 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Iceland, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 13.4 kt1991: 13.2 kt1992: 12.9 kt1993: 12.8 kt1994: 12.8 kt1995: 12.5 kt1996: 12.7 kt1997: 12.8 kt1998: 12.9 kt1999: 12.7 kt2000: 12.2 kt2001: 12.1 kt2002: 11.7 kt2003: 11.6 kt2004: 11.4 kt2005: 11.5 kt2006: 11.8 kt2007: 12 kt2008: 12.2 kt2009: 12.3 kt2010: 12.4 kt2011: 12.2 kt2012: 12.1 kt2013: 11.6 kt2014: 12.4 kt2015: 12.7 kt2016: 12.6 kt2017: 12.4 kt2018: 12.3 kt2019: 12 kt2020: 11.7 kt2021: 11.5 kt2022: 11.2 kt2023: 11.2 kt

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 11.25 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Iceland peaked at 13.37 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.18 kt, in 2022.

That places Iceland 159th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.86 kt 12.54 kt 13.37 kt 10
2000s 11.88 kt 11.36 kt 12.35 kt 10
2010s 12.26 kt 11.63 kt 12.66 kt 10
2020s 11.4 kt 11.18 kt 11.7 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 156 Fiji 14.33 kt compare
  2. 157 Qatar 13.51 kt compare
  3. 158 Jamaica 13.05 kt compare
  4. 160 Liberia 10.63 kt compare
  5. 161 Lebanon 10.07 kt compare
  6. 162 Montenegro 10.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Iceland?
Afolu — emissions in Iceland was 11.25 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 13.37 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 11.18 kt in 2022.
How does Iceland rank for afolu — emissions?
Iceland ranks 159th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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