Waste — Emissions per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions per capita in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.68 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Iceland peaked at 1.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.68 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Iceland 17th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.854 t CO2eq/cap | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.981 t CO2eq/cap | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.833 t CO2eq/cap | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7175 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 14 Bahamas 0.76 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 15 Belize 0.7 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 0.69 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.66 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 19 Belarus 0.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 92.72 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Iceland?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Iceland was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2005.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Iceland ranks 17th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.