Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Iceland
Iceland: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Iceland, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Iceland is 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Iceland peaked at 6.69 kg CO2eq/kg in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 11th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.45 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 2016 | 3.29 kg CO2eq/kg | -39.7% |
| 2017 | 3.94 kg CO2eq/kg | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 6.69 kg CO2eq/kg | +69.6% |
| 2019 | 2.95 kg CO2eq/kg | -55.9% |
| 2020 | 3.5 kg CO2eq/kg | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 3.66 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.83 kg CO2eq/kg | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1972 kg CO2eq/kg, 13.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1735 kg CO2eq/kg, 14.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.46 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.95 kg CO2eq/kg | 6.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.66 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1573 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 8 Saint Lucia 5.93 kg CO2eq/kg
- 9 Guadeloupe 5.25 kg CO2eq/kg
- 9 Republic of Moldova 0.1548 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 4.47 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0.133 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 12 Qatar 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 13 Maldives 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.0938 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg 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 cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Iceland?
- Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Iceland was 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 kg CO2eq/kg in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.