Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land in Iceland
Iceland: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land was 0.9774 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9774 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9774 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
All-time low
0.1293 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land in Iceland is 0.9774 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land in Iceland peaked at 0.9774 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1293 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, in 1990.
That places Iceland 34th out of 36 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.
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1293 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | — |
| 1991 | 0.1814 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +40.3% |
| 1992 | 0.242 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +33.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2561 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2729 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3181 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3349 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3516 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.398 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4216 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4859 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5262 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5764 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6302 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6463 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.663 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6908 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7066 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7322 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7711 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7878 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8046 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8214 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8264 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8395 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8421 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.847 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.852 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.857 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.862 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8899 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9451 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9724 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9774 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2906 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 0.1293 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 0.4216 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6429 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 0.4859 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 0.7711 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.834 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 0.7878 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 0.862 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9462 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 0.8899 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 0.9774 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 4 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0.0281 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land in Iceland?
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land in Iceland was 0.9774 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9774 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1293 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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