Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Iceland
Iceland: Waste — Emissions (N2O) 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 185th out of 232 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.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0137 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.0142 kt | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0149 kt | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0157 kt | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0165 kt | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0173 kt | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0181 kt | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0188 kt | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0195 kt | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.02 kt | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0195 kt | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0205 kt | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0191 kt | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0188 kt | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0213 kt | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0205 kt | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0204 kt | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0216 kt | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.022 kt | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.023 kt | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0244 kt | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0229 kt | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0231 kt | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0226 kt | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0234 kt | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0247 kt | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0232 kt | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0223 kt | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0226 kt | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0225 kt | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0228 kt | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0234 kt | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0235 kt | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0231 kt | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0224 kt | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0224 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0234 kt | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0239 kt | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0238 kt | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0242 kt | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0241 kt | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0246 kt | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0253 kt | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0259 kt | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0269 kt | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0289 kt | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0304 kt | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0309 kt | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0312 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0319 kt | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0316 kt | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0307 kt | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0325 kt | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.035 kt | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0364 kt | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0376 kt | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.038 kt | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0391 kt | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0396 kt | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0404 kt | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.041 kt | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0417 kt | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0426 kt | +2.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0426 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.387 kt, 11% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0426 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.576 kt, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
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 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 185th out of 232 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