Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Iceland

Iceland: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 0.9954 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9954 kt
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
144th
of 225 countries
All-time high
1.18 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.5582 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Iceland, 1961–2023

00.250.50.7511.2196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions in Iceland is 0.9954 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Iceland peaked at 1.18 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5582 kt, in 1961.

Iceland ranks 144th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Iceland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.5582 kt
1962 0.5942 kt +6.4%
1963 0.5885 kt -1.0%
1964 0.5858 kt -0.5%
1965 0.5989 kt +2.2%
1966 0.6372 kt +6.4%
1967 0.6501 kt +2.0%
1968 0.6522 kt +0.3%
1969 0.6436 kt -1.3%
1970 0.638 kt -0.9%
1971 0.6485 kt +1.6%
1972 0.6842 kt +5.5%
1973 0.7176 kt +4.9%
1974 0.7172 kt -0.1%
1975 0.7481 kt +4.3%
1976 0.7441 kt -0.5%
1977 0.7533 kt +1.2%
1978 0.7809 kt +3.7%
1979 0.7787 kt -0.3%
1980 0.7217 kt -7.3%
1981 0.7429 kt +2.9%
1982 0.7079 kt -4.7%
1983 0.7075 kt -0.1%
1984 0.6897 kt -2.5%
1985 0.6793 kt -1.5%
1986 0.6636 kt -2.3%
1987 0.6167 kt -7.1%
1988 0.6174 kt +0.1%
1989 0.6209 kt +0.6%
1990 1.15 kt +85.8%
1991 1.14 kt -1.4%
1992 1.1 kt -3.3%
1993 1.12 kt +2.0%
1994 1.11 kt -1.3%
1995 1.07 kt -3.2%
1996 1.11 kt +3.5%
1997 1.12 kt +0.7%
1998 1.14 kt +1.7%
1999 1.15 kt +1.6%
2000 1.13 kt -2.2%
2001 1.04 kt -7.5%
2002 1.08 kt +3.4%
2003 1.06 kt -1.7%
2004 1.05 kt -1.4%
2005 1.05 kt +0.2%
2006 1.11 kt +5.6%
2007 1.14 kt +3.1%
2008 1.18 kt +3.1%
2009 1.02 kt -13.3%
2010 1.02 kt +0.3%
2011 1.04 kt +2.0%
2012 1.06 kt +1.1%
2013 1.03 kt -2.8%
2014 1.09 kt +6.1%
2015 1.11 kt +1.6%
2016 1.09 kt -1.3%
2017 1.13 kt +3.4%
2018 1.1 kt -2.9%
2019 1.07 kt -2.9%
2020 1.07 kt +0.8%
2021 1.08 kt +0.8%
2022 1.05 kt -2.9%
2023 0.9954 kt -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6121 kt 0.5582 kt 0.6522 kt 9
1970s 0.7211 kt 0.638 kt 0.7809 kt 10
1980s 0.6768 kt 0.6167 kt 0.7429 kt 10
1990s 1.12 kt 1.07 kt 1.15 kt 10
2000s 1.09 kt 1.02 kt 1.18 kt 10
2010s 1.07 kt 1.02 kt 1.13 kt 10
2020s 1.05 kt 0.9954 kt 1.08 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 141 Congo 1.23 kt compare
  2. 142 Kuwait 1.19 kt compare
  3. 143 North Macedonia 1.01 kt compare
  4. 145 Qatar 0.9447 kt compare
  5. 146 Gambia 0.8641 kt compare
  6. 147 Djibouti 0.8499 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Iceland?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Iceland was 0.9954 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5582 kt in 1961.
How does Iceland rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Iceland ranks 144th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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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