Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Iceland
Iceland: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0271 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic wastewater — emissions in Iceland stood at 0.0271 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Iceland peaked at 0.0271 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0133 kt, in 1990.
That places Iceland 148th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0133 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0138 kt | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0139 kt | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0142 kt | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0154 kt | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 kt | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 kt | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0144 kt | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0151 kt | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0161 kt | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0162 kt | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0161 kt | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0171 kt | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0174 kt | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0173 kt | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 kt | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.019 kt | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.02 kt | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0198 kt | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0199 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0194 kt | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0195 kt | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.02 kt | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0201 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.022 kt | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0228 kt | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0231 kt | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0244 kt | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0249 kt | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0256 kt | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0257 kt | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0261 kt | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0266 kt | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0271 kt | +1.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0271 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1951 kt, 14% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0271 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3264 kt, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0145 kt | 0.0133 kt | 0.0161 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0181 kt | 0.0161 kt | 0.02 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 kt | 0.0194 kt | 0.0256 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0264 kt | 0.0257 kt | 0.0271 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 domestic wastewater — emissions in Iceland?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in Iceland was 0.0271 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0271 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0133 kt in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- Iceland ranks 148th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.