Waste — Emissions in Iceland
Iceland: Waste — Emissions was 0.0426 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0426 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Iceland peaked at 0.0426 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0137 kt, in 1961.
That places Iceland 160th out of 197 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0165 kt | 0.0137 kt | 0.0195 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0204 kt | 0.0188 kt | 0.022 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0232 kt | 0.0223 kt | 0.0247 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0231 kt | 0.0224 kt | 0.0239 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0272 kt | 0.0241 kt | 0.0312 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0352 kt | 0.0307 kt | 0.0396 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0414 kt | 0.0404 kt | 0.0426 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 157 Djibouti 0.0463 kt compare
- 158 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0.043 kt compare
- 159 China, Macao SAR 0.0428 kt compare
- 161 Bahrain 0.0343 kt compare
- 162 Comoros, Union of the 0.0303 kt compare
- 163 Maldives 0.0283 kt compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- 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)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Iceland?
- Waste — emissions in Iceland was 0.0426 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0426 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 kt in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for waste — emissions?
- Iceland ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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 Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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