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

Iceland: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.2797 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2797 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.2797 kt
in 2020
All-time low
0.205 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

00.10.20.31990200520201990: 0.205 kt1991: 0.214 kt1992: 0.222 kt1993: 0.226 kt1994: 0.233 kt1995: 0.236 kt1996: 0.24 kt1997: 0.243 kt1998: 0.249 kt1999: 0.251 kt2000: 0.252 kt2001: 0.254 kt2002: 0.257 kt2003: 0.261 kt2004: 0.267 kt2005: 0.272 kt2006: 0.272 kt2007: 0.273 kt2008: 0.274 kt2009: 0.274 kt2010: 0.275 kt2011: 0.275 kt2012: 0.275 kt2013: 0.275 kt2014: 0.275 kt2015: 0.276 kt2016: 0.276 kt2017: 0.277 kt2018: 0.277 kt2019: 0.278 kt2020: 0.28 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Iceland is 0.2797 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 (n2o) — unfccc in Iceland peaked at 0.2797 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.205 kt, in 1990.

Iceland ranks 22nd of 37 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.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Iceland, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 0.205 kt —
1991 0.2142 kt +4.5%
1992 0.2217 kt +3.5%
1993 0.2257 kt +1.8%
1994 0.2328 kt +3.1%
1995 0.2365 kt +1.6%
1996 0.2404 kt +1.6%
1997 0.2435 kt +1.3%
1998 0.2489 kt +2.2%
1999 0.251 kt +0.8%
2000 0.2523 kt +0.5%
2001 0.2535 kt +0.5%
2002 0.2571 kt +1.4%
2003 0.261 kt +1.5%
2004 0.2674 kt +2.5%
2005 0.2719 kt +1.7%
2006 0.2724 kt +0.2%
2007 0.2729 kt +0.2%
2008 0.2739 kt +0.4%
2009 0.2744 kt +0.2%
2010 0.2746 kt +0.1%
2011 0.2747 kt +0.0%
2012 0.2749 kt +0.1%
2013 0.2751 kt +0.1%
2014 0.2752 kt +0.0%
2015 0.2756 kt +0.1%
2016 0.2759 kt +0.1%
2017 0.2765 kt +0.2%
2018 0.2774 kt +0.3%
2019 0.2784 kt +0.4%
2020 0.2797 kt +0.5%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.2797 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4681 kt, 60% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.2797 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2916 kt, 96% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.232 kt 0.205 kt 0.251 kt 10
2000s 0.2657 kt 0.2523 kt 0.2744 kt 10
2010s 0.2758 kt 0.2746 kt 0.2784 kt 10
2020s 0.2797 kt 0.2797 kt 0.2797 kt 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 19 Latvia 0.9192 kt compare
  2. 20 Estonia 0.4681 kt compare
  3. 21 Italy 0.2916 kt compare
  4. 23 Japan 0.2765 kt compare
  5. 24 Türkiye 0.2746 kt compare
  6. 24 Turkey 0.2746 kt compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Iceland?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Iceland was 0.2797 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2797 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.205 kt in 1990.
How does Iceland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Iceland ranks 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
42 places, 1,261 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