Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Iceland

Iceland: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.525 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.525 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.525 kt
in 2019
All-time low
0.5221 kt
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Iceland, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.522 kt1991: 0.522 kt1992: 0.522 kt1993: 0.522 kt1994: 0.522 kt1995: 0.522 kt1996: 0.522 kt1997: 0.522 kt1998: 0.522 kt1999: 0.522 kt2000: 0.522 kt2001: 0.522 kt2002: 0.522 kt2003: 0.522 kt2004: 0.522 kt2005: 0.522 kt2006: 0.522 kt2007: 0.522 kt2008: 0.522 kt2009: 0.522 kt2010: 0.522 kt2011: 0.522 kt2012: 0.522 kt2013: 0.522 kt2014: 0.522 kt2015: 0.522 kt2016: 0.522 kt2017: 0.522 kt2018: 0.522 kt2019: 0.525 kt2020: 0.525 kt2021: 0.525 kt2022: 0.525 kt2023: 0.525 kt2024: 0.525 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in Iceland stood at 0.525 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Iceland peaked at 0.525 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5221 kt, in 1998.

Iceland ranks 27th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Iceland, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.5222 kt
1991 0.5222 kt +0.0%
1992 0.5222 kt +0.0%
1993 0.5222 kt +0.0%
1994 0.5222 kt +0.0%
1995 0.5222 kt +0.0%
1996 0.5222 kt +0.0%
1997 0.5222 kt +0.0%
1998 0.5221 kt -0.0%
1999 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2000 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2001 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2002 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2003 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2004 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2005 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2006 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2007 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2008 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2009 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2010 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2011 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2012 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2013 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2014 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2015 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2016 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2017 0.5221 kt +0.0%
2018 0.5222 kt +0.0%
2019 0.525 kt +0.5%
2020 0.525 kt +0.0%
2021 0.525 kt +0.0%
2022 0.525 kt +0.0%
2023 0.525 kt +0.0%
2024 0.525 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5222 kt 0.5221 kt 0.5222 kt 10
2000s 0.5221 kt 0.5221 kt 0.5221 kt 10
2010s 0.5224 kt 0.5221 kt 0.525 kt 10
2020s 0.525 kt 0.525 kt 0.525 kt 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 24 Lithuania 0.8321 kt compare
  2. 25 Ukraine 0.8048 kt compare
  3. 26 Latvia 0.7547 kt compare
  4. 28 France 0.5035 kt compare
  5. 29 Estonia 0.4976 kt compare
  6. 30 Australia 0.4105 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Iceland?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Iceland was 0.525 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.525 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5221 kt in 1998.
How does Iceland rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Iceland ranks 27th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.