Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0 kt per person for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Iceland peaked at 0 kt per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2023.
That places Iceland 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | +73.6% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | -40.5% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | +50.6% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | -41.9% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | +64.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | -38.5% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | -0.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0 kt per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 2% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0 kt per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +73.6% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 2015 | +64.0% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 2008 | +50.6% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 2009 | -41.9% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 1999 | -40.5% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 2016 | -38.5% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 176 Guinea 0 kt per person compare
- 177 Guinea-Bissau 0 kt per person compare
- 178 Solomon Islands 0 kt per person compare
- 180 Rwanda 0 kt per person compare
- 181 South Sudan 0 kt per person compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 0 kt per person compare
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 food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Iceland?
- Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Iceland was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.