Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Iceland is 0.13 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.13 t CO2eq/cap, in 2009.
That places Iceland 61st out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.245 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.208 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.169 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 60 Kazakhstan 0.14 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 61 Colombia 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 61 Guinea-Bissau 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 61 Peru 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 92.72 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Iceland?
- Emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Iceland was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for emissions from crops — emissions per capita?
- Iceland ranks 61st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.