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Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Iceland

Iceland: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
164th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.0001 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Iceland ranks 164th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0 kt per square kilometre +9.6%
1963 0 kt per square kilometre +9.2%
1964 0 kt per square kilometre +8.7%
1965 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +8.4%
1966 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +7.8%
1967 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +7.6%
1968 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +7.2%
1969 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +7.2%
1970 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
1971 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.8%
1972 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1973 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1974 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1975 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1976 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1977 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1978 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1979 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1980 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1981 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1982 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1983 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1984 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1985 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1986 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1987 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1988 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1989 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1990 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
1991 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
1992 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1993 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
1994 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
1995 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1996 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1997 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1998 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1999 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
2000 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
2001 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
2002 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2003 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2004 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
2005 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +19.0%
2006 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2007 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -7.8%
2008 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2009 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -7.9%
2010 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2011 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -7.3%
2012 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -7.3%
2013 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2014 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2015 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +7.0%
2016 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +10.5%
2017 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +12.8%
2018 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2019 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -7.0%
2020 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -12.8%
2021 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2022 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2023 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 161 Afghanistan 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 162 South Sudan 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 163 Angola 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 165 Canada 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 166 Mozambique 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 167 Congo 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Iceland?
Waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Iceland rank for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

  • Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
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Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.