Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Iceland

Iceland: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 0.0793 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0793 kt
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
152nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.1292 kt
in 1978
All-time low
0.0793 kt
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Iceland, 1961–2023

00.050.10.15196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Iceland stood at 0.0793 kt. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Iceland peaked at 0.1292 kt in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0793 kt, in 2023.

That places Iceland 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Iceland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.1154 kt
1962 0.1162 kt +0.7%
1963 0.111 kt -4.5%
1964 0.1071 kt -3.5%
1965 0.1099 kt +2.6%
1966 0.1192 kt +8.5%
1967 0.118 kt -1.0%
1968 0.1151 kt -2.5%
1969 0.1143 kt -0.7%
1970 0.1101 kt -3.7%
1971 0.1057 kt -4.0%
1972 0.1136 kt +7.5%
1973 0.1204 kt +6.0%
1974 0.1235 kt +2.6%
1975 0.1256 kt +1.7%
1976 0.1244 kt -1.0%
1977 0.1259 kt +1.2%
1978 0.1292 kt +2.6%
1979 0.129 kt -0.2%
1980 0.1177 kt -8.8%
1981 0.1218 kt +3.5%
1982 0.1144 kt -6.1%
1983 0.113 kt -1.2%
1984 0.1151 kt +1.9%
1985 0.1159 kt +0.7%
1986 0.1125 kt -2.9%
1987 0.107 kt -4.9%
1988 0.1046 kt -2.2%
1989 0.1038 kt -0.8%
1990 0.1042 kt +0.4%
1991 0.1015 kt -2.6%
1992 0.0986 kt -2.9%
1993 0.0981 kt -0.5%
1994 0.0991 kt +1.0%
1995 0.0953 kt -3.8%
1996 0.0967 kt +1.5%
1997 0.0978 kt +1.1%
1998 0.0989 kt +1.1%
1999 0.0983 kt -0.6%
2000 0.0941 kt -4.3%
2001 0.0939 kt -0.2%
2002 0.0918 kt -2.2%
2003 0.091 kt -0.9%
2004 0.0894 kt -1.8%
2005 0.0906 kt +1.3%
2006 0.0921 kt +1.7%
2007 0.093 kt +1.0%
2008 0.0941 kt +1.2%
2009 0.0956 kt +1.6%
2010 0.0963 kt +0.7%
2011 0.0959 kt -0.4%
2012 0.0948 kt -1.1%
2013 0.0914 kt -3.6%
2014 0.096 kt +5.0%
2015 0.0971 kt +1.1%
2016 0.0961 kt -1.0%
2017 0.0933 kt -2.9%
2018 0.0916 kt -1.8%
2019 0.0897 kt -2.1%
2020 0.0859 kt -4.2%
2021 0.0832 kt -3.1%
2022 0.0805 kt -3.2%
2023 0.0793 kt -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.114 kt 0.1071 kt 0.1192 kt 9
1970s 0.1207 kt 0.1057 kt 0.1292 kt 10
1980s 0.1126 kt 0.1038 kt 0.1218 kt 10
1990s 0.0988 kt 0.0953 kt 0.1042 kt 10
2000s 0.0926 kt 0.0894 kt 0.0956 kt 10
2010s 0.0942 kt 0.0897 kt 0.0971 kt 10
2020s 0.0822 kt 0.0793 kt 0.0859 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 149 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1189 kt compare
  2. 150 Fiji 0.112 kt compare
  3. 151 Puerto Rico 0.0883 kt compare
  4. 153 Gabon 0.0741 kt compare
  5. 154 Luxembourg 0.0726 kt compare
  6. 155 Réunion 0.0643 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Iceland?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Iceland was 0.0793 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1292 kt in 1978.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0793 kt in 2023.
How does Iceland rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
Iceland ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 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