Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Iceland
Iceland: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 1.8 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.8 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Iceland peaked at 1.8 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.46 kt, in 1990.
That places Iceland 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.46 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.51 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.54 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.57 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.59 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.61 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.63 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.64 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.66 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.67 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.68 kt | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.69 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.7 kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.71 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.73 kt | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.73 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.75 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.75 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.75 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.75 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.76 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.76 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.76 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.76 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.77 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.77 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.78 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.78 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.79 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.79 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.79 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8 kt | +0.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.8 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 17% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.8 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.55 kt, 14% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 kt | 1.46 kt | 1.67 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 kt | 1.68 kt | 1.75 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 kt | 1.75 kt | 1.79 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 kt | 1.79 kt | 1.8 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 solid food waste — emissions in Iceland?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Iceland was 1.8 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 kt in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Iceland ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.