Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Iceland is 0.0026 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.0031 kt per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 166th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +85.8% |
| 1991 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0026 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0142 kt per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0026 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0206 kt per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +85.8% | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 163 Mauritania 0.0027 kt per square kilometre compare
- 164 Mozambique 0.0027 kt per square kilometre compare
- 165 Kiribati 0.0026 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Russia 0.0026 kt per square kilometre compare
- 168 Namibia 0.0024 kt per square kilometre compare
- 169 Saudi Arabia 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 kt per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.