Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland

Iceland: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) was 109.38 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
109.38 kt
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
149th
of 190 countries
All-time high
120.36 kt
in 2018
All-time low
30.09 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland, 1961–2023

406080100120196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland is 109.38 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland peaked at 120.36 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30.09 kt, in 1961.

That places Iceland 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Iceland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 30.09 kt
1962 32.59 kt +8.3%
1963 30.4 kt -6.7%
1964 32.84 kt +8.0%
1965 45.63 kt +38.9%
1966 44.98 kt -1.4%
1967 37.69 kt -16.2%
1968 34.2 kt -9.3%
1969 35.64 kt +4.2%
1970 41.88 kt +17.5%
1971 38.21 kt -8.8%
1972 49.52 kt +29.6%
1973 61.96 kt +25.1%
1974 66.24 kt +6.9%
1975 65.81 kt -0.6%
1976 55 kt -16.4%
1977 52.38 kt -4.8%
1978 57.69 kt +10.1%
1979 63.58 kt +10.2%
1980 51.67 kt -18.7%
1981 59.47 kt +15.1%
1982 60.26 kt +1.3%
1983 77.38 kt +28.4%
1984 84.15 kt +8.7%
1985 82.69 kt -1.7%
1986 82.1 kt -0.7%
1987 79.14 kt -3.6%
1988 84.96 kt +7.4%
1989 90.39 kt +6.4%
1990 93.35 kt +3.3%
1991 100.77 kt +7.9%
1992 100 kt -0.8%
1993 96.06 kt -3.9%
1994 90.63 kt -5.7%
1995 93.62 kt +3.3%
1996 98.42 kt +5.1%
1997 99.13 kt +0.7%
1998 101.3 kt +2.2%
1999 101.22 kt -0.1%
2000 98.63 kt -2.6%
2001 96.17 kt -2.5%
2002 91.32 kt -5.0%
2003 90.05 kt -1.4%
2004 88.08 kt -2.2%
2005 91.77 kt +4.2%
2006 94.48 kt +3.0%
2007 97.67 kt +3.4%
2008 100.27 kt +2.7%
2009 102.91 kt +2.6%
2010 105.25 kt +2.3%
2011 103.14 kt -2.0%
2012 102.32 kt -0.8%
2013 94.77 kt -7.4%
2014 105.68 kt +11.5%
2015 112.16 kt +6.1%
2016 117.31 kt +4.6%
2017 118.53 kt +1.0%
2018 120.36 kt +1.5%
2019 119.62 kt -0.6%
2020 120.16 kt +0.4%
2021 119.94 kt -0.2%
2022 117.32 kt -2.2%
2023 109.38 kt -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.01 kt 30.09 kt 45.63 kt 9
1970s 55.23 kt 38.21 kt 66.24 kt 10
1980s 75.22 kt 51.67 kt 90.39 kt 10
1990s 97.45 kt 90.63 kt 101.3 kt 10
2000s 95.14 kt 88.08 kt 102.91 kt 10
2010s 109.92 kt 94.77 kt 120.36 kt 10
2020s 116.7 kt 109.38 kt 120.16 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 146 Bhutan 150.77 kt compare
  2. 147 Guyana 127.04 kt compare
  3. 148 Libya 111.62 kt compare
  4. 150 Samoa 90.85 kt compare
  5. 151 United Arab Emirates 88.73 kt compare
  6. 152 Suriname 61.87 kt compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

More climate change data for Iceland

All data for Iceland →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Iceland was 109.38 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 120.36 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 30.09 kt in 1961.
How does Iceland rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Iceland ranks 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/meat-of-cattle-with-the-bone-fresh-or-chilled-emissions-co2eq-ar5/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/meat-of-cattle-with-the-bone-fresh-or-chilled-emissions-co2eq-ar5/iceland/">Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iceland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,667 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.