Electricity — Emissions in Iceland
Iceland: Electricity — Emissions was 0.0022 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity — emissions in Iceland stood at 0.0022 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Iceland peaked at 0.0022 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 kt, in 2003.
Iceland ranks 72nd of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0014 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0015 kt | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 kt | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 kt | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 kt | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 kt | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 kt | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 kt | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 kt | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 kt | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 kt | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 kt | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 kt | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 kt | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 kt | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 kt | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 kt | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 kt | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 kt | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.002 kt | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.002 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 kt | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 kt | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0022 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0064 kt, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0022 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0061 kt, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 kt | 0.0014 kt | 0.0015 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 kt | 0.0013 kt | 0.0017 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 kt | 0.0016 kt | 0.002 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 kt | 0.002 kt | 0.0022 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in Iceland?
- Electricity — emissions in Iceland was 0.0022 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 kt in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for electricity — emissions?
- Iceland ranks 72nd out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 Electricity — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.