Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iceland

Iceland: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 136.71 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
136.71 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
156th
of 221 countries
All-time high
136.71 kt
in 2023
All-time low
121.97 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iceland, 1990–2023

0501001501990200620231990: 128.1 kt1991: 129.4 kt1992: 130.6 kt1993: 131.6 kt1994: 132.4 kt1995: 133.1 kt1996: 134 kt1997: 134.6 kt1998: 127.3 kt1999: 127.4 kt2000: 128.2 kt2001: 128.8 kt2002: 122 kt2003: 130.1 kt2004: 131.2 kt2005: 131.9 kt2006: 132.4 kt2007: 133.1 kt2008: 133.7 kt2009: 133.8 kt2010: 134.6 kt2011: 135 kt2012: 135.4 kt2013: 135.8 kt2014: 134.1 kt2015: 134.1 kt2016: 133.5 kt2017: 134.1 kt2018: 134.8 kt2019: 135.2 kt2020: 135.4 kt2021: 135.8 kt2022: 136.3 kt2023: 136.7 kt

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 136.71 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iceland peaked at 136.71 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 121.97 kt, in 2002.

That places Iceland 156th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Iceland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 128.13 kt
1991 129.43 kt +1.0%
1992 130.58 kt +0.9%
1993 131.56 kt +0.7%
1994 132.39 kt +0.6%
1995 133.09 kt +0.5%
1996 133.98 kt +0.7%
1997 134.62 kt +0.5%
1998 127.28 kt -5.5%
1999 127.4 kt +0.1%
2000 128.23 kt +0.7%
2001 128.85 kt +0.5%
2002 121.97 kt -5.3%
2003 130.06 kt +6.6%
2004 131.17 kt +0.9%
2005 131.94 kt +0.6%
2006 132.39 kt +0.3%
2007 133.09 kt +0.5%
2008 133.66 kt +0.4%
2009 133.75 kt +0.1%
2010 134.63 kt +0.7%
2011 134.99 kt +0.3%
2012 135.37 kt +0.3%
2013 135.81 kt +0.3%
2014 134.11 kt -1.2%
2015 134.06 kt -0.0%
2016 133.5 kt -0.4%
2017 134.09 kt +0.4%
2018 134.78 kt +0.5%
2019 135.17 kt +0.3%
2020 135.36 kt +0.1%
2021 135.78 kt +0.3%
2022 136.27 kt +0.4%
2023 136.71 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 130.85 kt 127.28 kt 134.62 kt 10
2000s 130.51 kt 121.97 kt 133.75 kt 10
2010s 134.65 kt 133.5 kt 135.81 kt 10
2020s 136.03 kt 135.36 kt 136.71 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 153 Brunei Darussalam 165.3 kt compare
  2. 154 Botswana 165.25 kt compare
  3. 155 Barbados 148.53 kt compare
  4. 157 Equatorial Guinea 131.58 kt compare
  5. 158 Eritrea 127.53 kt compare
  6. 159 Eswatini 127.33 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iceland?
Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iceland was 136.71 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 136.71 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 121.97 kt in 2002.
How does Iceland rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Iceland ranks 156th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,102 data points, 1990–2023
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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