Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita was 1.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.05 t CO2eq/cap for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Iceland peaked at 1.92 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.05 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 29th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 t CO2eq/cap | 1.68 t CO2eq/cap | 1.92 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 t CO2eq/cap | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | 1.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 t CO2eq/cap | 1.22 t CO2eq/cap | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 1.16 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 26 Colombia 1.27 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 28 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 1.02 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 31 Costa Rica 1.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 1.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Iceland?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Iceland was 1.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita?
- Iceland ranks 29th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 livestock — 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.