Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iceland
Iceland: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iceland, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iceland is 0.0%, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iceland peaked at 0.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Iceland ranks 158th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 14% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 9% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iceland?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iceland was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Iceland ranks 158th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.