Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Iceland
Iceland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land was -0.5645 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Iceland recorded -0.5645 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Iceland peaked at -0.0953 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.5645 Mt CO2e, in 2023.
That places Iceland 53rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.0953 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -0.1012 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1105 Mt CO2e | +9.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1216 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 2004 | -0.1281 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 2005 | -0.1476 Mt CO2e | +15.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1544 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 2007 | -0.2722 Mt CO2e | +76.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2761 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2009 | -0.2893 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2010 | -0.3123 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 2011 | -0.3397 Mt CO2e | +8.8% |
| 2012 | -0.3512 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2013 | -0.3689 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2014 | -0.3926 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 2015 | -0.4177 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 2016 | -0.4418 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 2017 | -0.4801 Mt CO2e | +8.7% |
| 2018 | -0.5096 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 2019 | -0.5108 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.5144 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2021 | -0.5159 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2022 | -0.5446 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2023 | -0.5645 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1696 Mt CO2e | -0.2893 Mt CO2e | -0.0953 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4125 Mt CO2e | -0.5108 Mt CO2e | -0.3123 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5349 Mt CO2e | -0.5645 Mt CO2e | -0.5144 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 50 Niger -0.5113 Mt CO2e compare
- 51 Armenia -0.5304 Mt CO2e compare
- 52 Sao Tome and Principe -0.564 Mt CO2e compare
- 54 Estonia -0.5717 Mt CO2e compare
- 55 Micronesia, Federated States of -0.5934 Mt CO2e compare
- 56 Luxembourg -0.6189 Mt CO2e compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0068 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -13.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0212 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -23.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Iceland?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Iceland was -0.5645 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0953 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5645 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
- Iceland ranks 53rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".