Food Packaging — Emissions in Iceland

Iceland: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0152 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0152 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0383 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.0079 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Iceland, 1990–2023

0.010.020.030.041990200620231990: 0.011 kt1991: 0.009 kt1992: 0.008 kt1993: 0.009 kt1994: 0.01 kt1995: 0.011 kt1996: 0.012 kt1997: 0.01 kt1998: 0.013 kt1999: 0.01 kt2000: 0.018 kt2001: 0.018 kt2002: 0.019 kt2003: 0.017 kt2004: 0.019 kt2005: 0.022 kt2006: 0.019 kt2007: 0.025 kt2008: 0.027 kt2009: 0.032 kt2010: 0.038 kt2011: 0.035 kt2012: 0.037 kt2013: 0.034 kt2014: 0.033 kt2015: 0.038 kt2016: 0.013 kt2017: 0.013 kt2018: 0.015 kt2019: 0.015 kt2020: 0.014 kt2021: 0.015 kt2022: 0.015 kt2023: 0.015 kt

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.0152 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 55.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Iceland peaked at 0.0383 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 kt, in 1992.

That places Iceland 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0103 kt 0.0079 kt 0.0125 kt 10
2000s 0.0217 kt 0.017 kt 0.0315 kt 10
2010s 0.027 kt 0.0129 kt 0.0383 kt 10
2020s 0.0149 kt 0.0144 kt 0.0152 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 41 Romania 0.0187 kt compare
  2. 42 Qatar 0.0159 kt compare
  3. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0158 kt compare
  4. 45 Dominican Republic 0.0151 kt compare
  5. 46 Portugal 0.0149 kt compare
  6. 47 Argentina 0.0143 kt compare
  7. 47 Hungary 0.0143 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Iceland?
Food packaging — emissions in Iceland was 0.0152 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0383 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 kt in 1992.
How does Iceland rank for food packaging — emissions?
Iceland ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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 Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf