Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Iceland
Iceland: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 323,584 ha in 2020. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Iceland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Iceland is 323,584 ha, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Iceland peaked at 323,584 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 215,062 ha, in 1990.
That places Iceland 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,159 ha | 215,062 ha | 281,693 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 303,086 ha | 283,670 ha | 315,791 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,879 ha | 315,983 ha | 321,636 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 323,584 ha | 323,584 ha | 323,584 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More climate change data for Iceland
- Share co2 vs population 0.0036 (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 392,404 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 369,715 (2025)
- Urban population 94.2% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 9.67 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 171.69 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 9.67 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 9.67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Iceland?
- Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Iceland was 323,584 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 323,584 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 215,062 ha in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.