IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square in Iceland
Iceland: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square was 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in Iceland stood at 0.0028 kt per square kilometre.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in Iceland peaked at 0.0033 kt per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 171st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +77.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0028 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0164 kt per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0028 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.024 kt per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +77.9% | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 168 Russia 0.0029 kt per square kilometre compare
- 169 Kazakhstan 0.0028 kt per square kilometre compare
- 170 Mauritania 0.0028 kt per square kilometre compare
- 172 Liberia 0.0024 kt per square kilometre compare
- 173 Saudi Arabia 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
- 174 Guyana 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in Iceland?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in Iceland was 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 kt per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square?
- Iceland ranks 171st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.