Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland

Iceland: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 0.7818 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7818 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
203rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.56 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.7811 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 1.1 kt1991: 0.895 kt1992: 0.901 kt1993: 0.879 kt1994: 0.888 kt1995: 0.87 kt1996: 0.833 kt1997: 1.5 kt1998: 1.4 kt1999: 0.867 kt2000: 0.849 kt2001: 0.869 kt2002: 0.866 kt2003: 0.876 kt2004: 0.883 kt2005: 0.897 kt2006: 0.914 kt2007: 1 kt2008: 1.6 kt2009: 0.908 kt2010: 0.916 kt2011: 0.871 kt2012: 0.828 kt2013: 0.854 kt2014: 0.815 kt2015: 1.4 kt2016: 0.842 kt2017: 0.81 kt2018: 0.818 kt2019: 0.855 kt2020: 0.838 kt2021: 0.813 kt2022: 0.781 kt2023: 0.782 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland is 0.7818 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland peaked at 1.56 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7811 kt, in 2022.

Iceland ranks 203rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Iceland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.07 kt —
1991 0.8948 kt -16.0%
1992 0.9009 kt +0.7%
1993 0.8786 kt -2.5%
1994 0.8876 kt +1.0%
1995 0.8704 kt -1.9%
1996 0.833 kt -4.3%
1997 1.46 kt +75.0%
1998 1.44 kt -1.2%
1999 0.8672 kt -39.8%
2000 0.8493 kt -2.1%
2001 0.8686 kt +2.3%
2002 0.8662 kt -0.3%
2003 0.8759 kt +1.1%
2004 0.8828 kt +0.8%
2005 0.8973 kt +1.6%
2006 0.9137 kt +1.8%
2007 1.01 kt +11.0%
2008 1.56 kt +53.4%
2009 0.908 kt -41.7%
2010 0.9156 kt +0.8%
2011 0.8705 kt -4.9%
2012 0.8285 kt -4.8%
2013 0.8544 kt +3.1%
2014 0.8151 kt -4.6%
2015 1.35 kt +65.7%
2016 0.8424 kt -37.6%
2017 0.8103 kt -3.8%
2018 0.8179 kt +0.9%
2019 0.8554 kt +4.6%
2020 0.8383 kt -2.0%
2021 0.8129 kt -3.0%
2022 0.7811 kt -3.9%
2023 0.7818 kt +0.1%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.7818 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 225.6 kt, 0% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.7818 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 357.31 kt, 0% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +75.0% 0.833 kt 1.46 kt
2015 +65.7% 0.8151 kt 1.35 kt
2008 +53.4% 1.01 kt 1.56 kt
2009 -41.7% 1.56 kt 0.908 kt
1999 -39.8% 1.44 kt 0.8672 kt
2016 -37.6% 1.35 kt 0.8424 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.01 kt 0.833 kt 1.46 kt 10
2000s 0.9633 kt 0.8493 kt 1.56 kt 10
2010s 0.8961 kt 0.8103 kt 1.35 kt 10
2020s 0.8035 kt 0.7811 kt 0.8383 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 200 Greenland 1 kt compare
  2. 201 American Samoa 0.8049 kt compare
  3. 202 Saint Barthélemy 0.7997 kt compare
  4. 204 Tuvalu 0.4925 kt compare
  5. 205 Northern Mariana Islands 0.4747 kt compare
  6. 206 Paraguay 0.4389 kt compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland was 0.7818 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.56 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7811 kt in 2022.
How does Iceland rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
Iceland ranks 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 8,608 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.