All sectors without LULUCF: Emissions … CO2eq square kilometre in Iceland

Iceland: All sectors without LULUCF: Emissions … CO2eq square kilometre was 0.0578 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0578 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
172nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0578 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0329 kt per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Iceland, 1990–2023

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.046 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.044 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.033 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.036 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.036 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.035 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.038 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.037 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.038 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.039 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.041 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.041 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.043 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.043 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.044 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.043 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.046 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.049 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.052 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.051 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.051 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.05 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.049 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.05 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.049 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.05 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.05 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.05 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.05 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.05 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.049 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.052 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.058 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Iceland is 0.0578 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Iceland peaked at 0.0578 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0329 kt per square kilometre, in 1992.

Iceland ranks 172nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

All sectors without LULUCF: Emissions … CO2eq square kilometre in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Iceland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0458 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0437 kt per square kilometre -4.6%
1992 0.0329 kt per square kilometre -24.7%
1993 0.0355 kt per square kilometre +7.9%
1994 0.0359 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1995 0.0345 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
1996 0.0375 kt per square kilometre +8.7%
1997 0.0367 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
1998 0.0384 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
1999 0.0393 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2000 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
2001 0.0414 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2002 0.0434 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
2003 0.0429 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2004 0.0437 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2005 0.0434 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2006 0.0456 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
2007 0.0489 kt per square kilometre +7.2%
2008 0.0523 kt per square kilometre +6.8%
2009 0.0511 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2010 0.0509 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2011 0.0495 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2012 0.0492 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2013 0.0498 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2014 0.049 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
2015 0.0502 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2016 0.05 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2017 0.0505 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
2018 0.0501 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2019 0.0499 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2020 0.0487 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
2021 0.0522 kt per square kilometre +7.2%
2022 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +10.1%
2023 0.0578 kt per square kilometre +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.038 kt per square kilometre 0.0329 kt per square kilometre 0.0458 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0453 kt per square kilometre 0.0407 kt per square kilometre 0.0523 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0499 kt per square kilometre 0.049 kt per square kilometre 0.0509 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.054 kt per square kilometre 0.0487 kt per square kilometre 0.0578 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 169 Palestine 0.0606 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 170 Libya 0.0601 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 171 Eritrea 0.0586 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 173 Zambia 0.0567 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 174 Mozambique 0.0564 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 175 Faroe Islands 0.0563 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Iceland?
All sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Iceland was 0.0578 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0578 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0329 kt per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Iceland rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Iceland ranks 172nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
203 places, 6,749 data points, 1990–2023
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All sectors without LULUCF — 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.