Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland

Iceland: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 19.69 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
19.69 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
188th
of 219 countries
All-time high
24.15 kt
in 2018
All-time low
0.4306 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05101520251990200620231990: 10.4 kt1991: 10.6 kt1992: 10.7 kt1993: 0.716 kt1994: 0.431 kt1995: 0.594 kt1996: 0.775 kt1997: 1.1 kt1998: 1.8 kt1999: 2.5 kt2000: 3 kt2001: 3.4 kt2002: 3.9 kt2003: 4.9 kt2004: 5.5 kt2005: 6.3 kt2006: 7.2 kt2007: 7.1 kt2008: 5.9 kt2009: 7.8 kt2010: 9 kt2011: 12.3 kt2012: 13.4 kt2013: 16.5 kt2014: 16.1 kt2015: 16.9 kt2016: 19.9 kt2017: 22.4 kt2018: 24.2 kt2019: 20 kt2020: 19.8 kt2021: 19.6 kt2022: 19.7 kt2023: 19.7 kt

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 19.69 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland peaked at 24.15 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4306 kt, in 1994.

Iceland ranks 188th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.96 kt 0.4306 kt 10.7 kt 10
2000s 5.51 kt 3.04 kt 7.78 kt 10
2010s 17.07 kt 8.99 kt 24.15 kt 10
2020s 19.7 kt 19.63 kt 19.81 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 185 Sao Tome and Principe 23.46 kt compare
  2. 186 Sierra Leone 23.31 kt compare
  3. 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.19 kt compare
  4. 189 Grenada 18.6 kt compare
  5. 190 Polynesia 17.05 kt compare
  6. 191 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.96 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland was 19.69 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 24.15 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4306 kt in 1994.
How does Iceland rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Iceland ranks 188th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.