What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in Iceland?

Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in Iceland was 0.525 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 0.525 kt in 2019.

What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5221 kt in 1998.

How does Iceland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions?

Iceland ranks 48th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.

Is drained organic soils (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions in Iceland

Name: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions in Iceland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Iceland: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions was 0.525 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

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

1990–2023

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

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.525 kt for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions 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 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 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) in Iceland, 1990 to 2023.
Year	kt	Change
1990	0.5222 kt	—
1991	0.5222 kt	+0.0%
1992	0.5222 kt	+0.0%
1993	0.5222 kt	+0.0%
1994	0.5222 kt	+0.0%
1995	0.5222 kt	+0.0%
1996	0.5222 kt	+0.0%
1997	0.5222 kt	+0.0%
1998	0.5221 kt	-0.0%
1999	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2000	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2001	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2002	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2003	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2004	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2005	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2006	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2007	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2008	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2009	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2010	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2011	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2012	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2013	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2014	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2015	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2016	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2017	0.5221 kt	+0.0%
2018	0.5222 kt	+0.0%
2019	0.525 kt	+0.5%
2020	0.525 kt	+0.0%
2021	0.525 kt	+0.0%
2022	0.525 kt	+0.0%
2023	0.525 kt	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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	4

Countries ranked near Iceland

45 Burundi 0.5721 kt compare
46 Switzerland 0.5656 kt compare
47 Guyana 0.5373 kt compare
49 Congo 0.4853 kt compare
50 Italy 0.4814 kt compare
51 Romania 0.3668 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

More climate change data for Iceland

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.72 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in Iceland?: Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in Iceland was 0.525 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 0.525 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5221 kt in 1998.
How does Iceland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions?: Iceland ranks 48th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O)
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
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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