Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland

Iceland: Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) was 0.2587 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2587 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
115th
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.2587 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.2414 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.242 kt1991: 0.242 kt1992: 0.243 kt1993: 0.241 kt1994: 0.242 kt1995: 0.243 kt1996: 0.243 kt1997: 0.243 kt1998: 0.245 kt1999: 0.245 kt2000: 0.245 kt2001: 0.244 kt2002: 0.246 kt2003: 0.248 kt2004: 0.25 kt2005: 0.252 kt2006: 0.252 kt2007: 0.255 kt2008: 0.253 kt2009: 0.249 kt2010: 0.25 kt2011: 0.251 kt2012: 0.251 kt2013: 0.252 kt2014: 0.253 kt2015: 0.252 kt2016: 0.254 kt2017: 0.256 kt2018: 0.257 kt2019: 0.256 kt2020: 0.255 kt2021: 0.257 kt2022: 0.258 kt2023: 0.259 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland stood at 0.2587 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland peaked at 0.2587 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2414 kt, in 1993.

That places Iceland 115th out of 119 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Iceland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2418 kt —
1991 0.2425 kt +0.3%
1992 0.2428 kt +0.1%
1993 0.2414 kt -0.6%
1994 0.2417 kt +0.1%
1995 0.2428 kt +0.5%
1996 0.2433 kt +0.2%
1997 0.2435 kt +0.1%
1998 0.2447 kt +0.5%
1999 0.2453 kt +0.2%
2000 0.2454 kt +0.0%
2001 0.2444 kt -0.4%
2002 0.2457 kt +0.5%
2003 0.2479 kt +0.9%
2004 0.2499 kt +0.8%
2005 0.252 kt +0.8%
2006 0.2524 kt +0.2%
2007 0.2547 kt +0.9%
2008 0.2528 kt -0.8%
2009 0.2494 kt -1.3%
2010 0.2499 kt +0.2%
2011 0.251 kt +0.4%
2012 0.2506 kt -0.1%
2013 0.2516 kt +0.4%
2014 0.2527 kt +0.4%
2015 0.2525 kt -0.1%
2016 0.2543 kt +0.7%
2017 0.2561 kt +0.7%
2018 0.2568 kt +0.3%
2019 0.2561 kt -0.3%
2020 0.2547 kt -0.6%
2021 0.2566 kt +0.7%
2022 0.2578 kt +0.5%
2023 0.2587 kt +0.4%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.2587 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.69 kt, 1% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.2587 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.52 kt, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.243 kt 0.2414 kt 0.2453 kt 10
2000s 0.2495 kt 0.2444 kt 0.2547 kt 10
2010s 0.2531 kt 0.2499 kt 0.2568 kt 10
2020s 0.2569 kt 0.2547 kt 0.2587 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 112 Paraguay 0.4598 kt compare
  2. 113 Uruguay 0.2927 kt compare
  3. 114 Maldives 0.2818 kt compare
  4. 116 Malta 0.1778 kt compare
  5. 117 Guyana 0.0529 kt compare
  6. 118 San Marino 0.0296 kt compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland?
Incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland was 0.2587 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest incineration — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2587 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest incineration — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2414 kt in 1993.
How does Iceland rank for incineration — emissions (co2eq)?
Iceland ranks 115th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
Is incineration — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
154 places, 5,004 data points, 1990–2023
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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.