Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Iceland

Iceland: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 74.12 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
74.12 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 33 countries
All-time high
74.12 kt
in 2020
All-time low
54.32 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Iceland, 1990–2020

0204060801990200520201990: 54.3 kt1991: 56.8 kt1992: 58.8 kt1993: 59.8 kt1994: 61.7 kt1995: 62.7 kt1996: 63.7 kt1997: 64.5 kt1998: 66 kt1999: 66.5 kt2000: 66.9 kt2001: 67.2 kt2002: 68.1 kt2003: 69.2 kt2004: 70.9 kt2005: 72 kt2006: 72.2 kt2007: 72.3 kt2008: 72.6 kt2009: 72.7 kt2010: 72.8 kt2011: 72.8 kt2012: 72.8 kt2013: 72.9 kt2014: 72.9 kt2015: 73 kt2016: 73.1 kt2017: 73.3 kt2018: 73.5 kt2019: 73.8 kt2020: 74.1 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Iceland is 74.12 kt, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Iceland peaked at 74.12 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.32 kt, in 1990.

Iceland ranks 19th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.47 kt 54.32 kt 66.5 kt 10
2000s 70.41 kt 66.86 kt 72.72 kt 10
2010s 73.09 kt 72.76 kt 73.76 kt 10
2020s 74.12 kt 74.12 kt 74.12 kt 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 16 Latvia 243.58 kt compare
  2. 17 Estonia 124.05 kt compare
  3. 18 Italy 77.27 kt compare
  4. 20 Japan 73.28 kt compare
  5. 21 Türkiye 72.76 kt compare
  6. 22 Switzerland 57.47 kt compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Iceland?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Iceland was 74.12 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 74.12 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 54.32 kt in 1990.
How does Iceland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Iceland ranks 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
38 places, 1,139 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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