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

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

Latest (2020)
74.12 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 32 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) from N2O (AR5) 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

In 2020, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) in Iceland stood at 74.12 kt. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

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

That places Iceland 19th 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

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 Switzerland 57.47 kt compare
  6. 22 Canada 53.81 kt compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) in Iceland?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) 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) from n2o (ar5) recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 74.12 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 54.32 kt in 1990.
How does Iceland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5)?
Iceland ranks 19th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) 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) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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
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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