Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland

Iceland: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 139.12 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
139.12 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 221 countries
All-time high
139.12 kt
in 2019
All-time low
138.36 kt
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland, 1990–2023

0501001501990200620231990: 138.4 kt1991: 138.4 kt1992: 138.4 kt1993: 138.4 kt1994: 138.4 kt1995: 138.4 kt1996: 138.4 kt1997: 138.4 kt1998: 138.4 kt1999: 138.4 kt2000: 138.4 kt2001: 138.4 kt2002: 138.4 kt2003: 138.4 kt2004: 138.4 kt2005: 138.4 kt2006: 138.4 kt2007: 138.4 kt2008: 138.4 kt2009: 138.4 kt2010: 138.4 kt2011: 138.4 kt2012: 138.4 kt2013: 138.4 kt2014: 138.4 kt2015: 138.4 kt2016: 138.4 kt2017: 138.4 kt2018: 138.4 kt2019: 139.1 kt2020: 139.1 kt2021: 139.1 kt2022: 139.1 kt2023: 139.1 kt

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 139.12 kt for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland peaked at 139.12 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 138.36 kt, in 1998.

That places Iceland 48th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Iceland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 138.38 kt
1991 138.38 kt +0.0%
1992 138.38 kt +0.0%
1993 138.38 kt +0.0%
1994 138.38 kt +0.0%
1995 138.38 kt +0.0%
1996 138.38 kt +0.0%
1997 138.38 kt +0.0%
1998 138.36 kt -0.0%
1999 138.36 kt +0.0%
2000 138.36 kt +0.0%
2001 138.36 kt +0.0%
2002 138.36 kt +0.0%
2003 138.36 kt +0.0%
2004 138.36 kt +0.0%
2005 138.36 kt +0.0%
2006 138.36 kt +0.0%
2007 138.36 kt +0.0%
2008 138.36 kt +0.0%
2009 138.36 kt +0.0%
2010 138.36 kt +0.0%
2011 138.36 kt +0.0%
2012 138.36 kt +0.0%
2013 138.36 kt +0.0%
2014 138.36 kt +0.0%
2015 138.36 kt +0.0%
2016 138.36 kt +0.0%
2017 138.36 kt +0.0%
2018 138.38 kt +0.0%
2019 139.12 kt +0.5%
2020 139.12 kt +0.0%
2021 139.12 kt +0.0%
2022 139.12 kt +0.0%
2023 139.12 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 138.38 kt 138.36 kt 138.38 kt 10
2000s 138.36 kt 138.36 kt 138.36 kt 10
2010s 138.44 kt 138.36 kt 139.12 kt 10
2020s 139.12 kt 139.12 kt 139.12 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 45 Burundi 151.61 kt compare
  2. 46 Switzerland 149.88 kt compare
  3. 47 Guyana 142.38 kt compare
  4. 49 Congo 128.6 kt compare
  5. 50 Italy 127.57 kt compare
  6. 51 Romania 97.2 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland was 139.12 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 139.12 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 138.36 kt in 1998.
How does Iceland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Iceland ranks 48th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf