IPPU — Emissions (CH4) in Iceland
Iceland: IPPU — Emissions (CH4) was 0.147 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
IPPU — Emissions in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, ippu — emissions in Iceland stood at 0.147 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions in Iceland peaked at 0.22 kt in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0589 kt, in 1992.
Iceland ranks 72nd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
IPPU — Emissions (CH4) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.143 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.152 kt | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.16 kt | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.168 kt | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.176 kt | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.185 kt | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.193 kt | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.201 kt | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.209 kt | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.155 kt | -25.8% |
| 1971 | 0.15 kt | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.183 kt | +22.0% |
| 1973 | 0.22 kt | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 0.203 kt | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.172 kt | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.188 kt | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.195 kt | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.179 kt | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.187 kt | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.15 kt | -19.8% |
| 1981 | 0.127 kt | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0663 kt | -47.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0697 kt | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.108 kt | +54.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0974 kt | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0753 kt | -22.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0681 kt | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.079 kt | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0812 kt | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.071 kt | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0649 kt | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0589 kt | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0759 kt | +28.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0745 kt | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0804 kt | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0811 kt | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.079 kt | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0765 kt | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0801 kt | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0788 kt | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.125 kt | +58.6% |
| 2002 | 0.135 kt | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.128 kt | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.132 kt | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.134 kt | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.127 kt | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.128 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.12 kt | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.126 kt | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.127 kt | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.134 kt | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.147 kt | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.139 kt | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.122 kt | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.135 kt | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.133 kt | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.135 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.136 kt | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.132 kt | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.129 kt | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.147 kt | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.147 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.147 kt | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.147 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.583 kt, 25% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.147 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.129 kt, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPPU — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +58.6% | 0.0788 kt | 0.125 kt |
| 1984 | +54.9% | 0.0697 kt | 0.108 kt |
| 1982 | -47.8% | 0.127 kt | 0.0663 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1763 kt | 0.143 kt | 0.209 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1832 kt | 0.15 kt | 0.22 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0922 kt | 0.0663 kt | 0.15 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0742 kt | 0.0589 kt | 0.0811 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1234 kt | 0.0788 kt | 0.135 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.134 kt | 0.122 kt | 0.147 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1425 kt | 0.129 kt | 0.147 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 ippu — emissions in Iceland?
- Ippu — emissions in Iceland was 0.147 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 kt in 1973.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0589 kt in 1992.
- How does Iceland rank for ippu — emissions?
- Iceland ranks 72nd out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf