Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Iceland
Iceland: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 40.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Iceland, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 40.3% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Iceland peaked at 57.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2008.
Iceland ranks 112th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 52.7% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 38.5% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 39.4% | 40.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More climate change data for Iceland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 392,404 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 369,715 (2025)
- Urban population 94.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 9.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 171.69 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 9.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 9.67 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Iceland?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Iceland was 40.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Iceland ranks 112th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.