Drained organic soils — Emissions in Iceland

Iceland: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.525 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.525 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.525 kt
in 2019
All-time low
0.5221 kt
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Iceland, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.522 kt1991: 0.522 kt1992: 0.522 kt1993: 0.522 kt1994: 0.522 kt1995: 0.522 kt1996: 0.522 kt1997: 0.522 kt1998: 0.522 kt1999: 0.522 kt2000: 0.522 kt2001: 0.522 kt2002: 0.522 kt2003: 0.522 kt2004: 0.522 kt2005: 0.522 kt2006: 0.522 kt2007: 0.522 kt2008: 0.522 kt2009: 0.522 kt2010: 0.522 kt2011: 0.522 kt2012: 0.522 kt2013: 0.522 kt2014: 0.522 kt2015: 0.522 kt2016: 0.522 kt2017: 0.522 kt2018: 0.522 kt2019: 0.525 kt2020: 0.525 kt2021: 0.525 kt2022: 0.525 kt2023: 0.525 kt2024: 0.525 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Iceland stood at 0.525 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Iceland peaked at 0.525 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5221 kt, in 1998.

That places Iceland 48th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5222 kt 0.5221 kt 0.5222 kt 10
2000s 0.5221 kt 0.5221 kt 0.5221 kt 10
2010s 0.5224 kt 0.5221 kt 0.525 kt 10
2020s 0.525 kt 0.525 kt 0.525 kt 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 45 Burundi 0.5721 kt compare
  2. 46 Switzerland 0.5656 kt compare
  3. 47 Guyana 0.5373 kt compare
  4. 49 Congo 0.4853 kt compare
  5. 50 Italy 0.4814 kt compare
  6. 51 Romania 0.3668 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Iceland?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Iceland was 0.525 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.525 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5221 kt in 1998.
How does Iceland rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Iceland ranks 48th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.