Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iceland

Iceland: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 0.4246 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4246 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.07 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.2202 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iceland, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.298 kt1991: 0.243 kt1992: 0.22 kt1993: 0.261 kt1994: 0.292 kt1995: 0.319 kt1996: 0.341 kt1997: 0.285 kt1998: 0.349 kt1999: 0.277 kt2000: 0.515 kt2001: 0.507 kt2002: 0.53 kt2003: 0.475 kt2004: 0.547 kt2005: 0.619 kt2006: 0.545 kt2007: 0.69 kt2008: 0.765 kt2009: 0.881 kt2010: 1.1 kt2011: 0.97 kt2012: 1 kt2013: 0.951 kt2014: 0.91 kt2015: 1.1 kt2016: 0.362 kt2017: 0.37 kt2018: 0.42 kt2019: 0.41 kt2020: 0.403 kt2021: 0.413 kt2022: 0.425 kt2023: 0.425 kt

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.4246 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

The figure is down 55.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iceland peaked at 1.07 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2202 kt, in 1992.

Iceland ranks 44th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Iceland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2978 kt
1991 0.2432 kt -18.3%
1992 0.2202 kt -9.5%
1993 0.2608 kt +18.4%
1994 0.2921 kt +12.0%
1995 0.3187 kt +9.1%
1996 0.3405 kt +6.8%
1997 0.2847 kt -16.4%
1998 0.3491 kt +22.6%
1999 0.2769 kt -20.7%
2000 0.5149 kt +86.0%
2001 0.5074 kt -1.5%
2002 0.5301 kt +4.5%
2003 0.4754 kt -10.3%
2004 0.5468 kt +15.0%
2005 0.6192 kt +13.2%
2006 0.5451 kt -12.0%
2007 0.6895 kt +26.5%
2008 0.7648 kt +10.9%
2009 0.8807 kt +15.2%
2010 1.07 kt +21.8%
2011 0.9701 kt -9.6%
2012 1.03 kt +6.0%
2013 0.9506 kt -7.5%
2014 0.9098 kt -4.3%
2015 1.07 kt +17.1%
2016 0.3622 kt -66.0%
2017 0.37 kt +2.2%
2018 0.4201 kt +13.5%
2019 0.4105 kt -2.3%
2020 0.4034 kt -1.7%
2021 0.413 kt +2.4%
2022 0.4246 kt +2.8%
2023 0.4246 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2884 kt 0.2202 kt 0.3491 kt 10
2000s 0.6074 kt 0.4754 kt 0.8807 kt 10
2010s 0.756 kt 0.3622 kt 1.07 kt 10
2020s 0.4164 kt 0.4034 kt 0.4246 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 41 Romania 0.5238 kt compare
  2. 42 Qatar 0.4462 kt compare
  3. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.442 kt compare
  4. 45 Dominican Republic 0.4222 kt compare
  5. 46 Portugal 0.4178 kt compare
  6. 47 Argentina 0.4005 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iceland?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iceland was 0.4246 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2202 kt in 1992.
How does Iceland rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Iceland ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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