Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil in Iceland
Iceland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil was 7.32 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil in Iceland is 7.32 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil in Iceland peaked at 7.32 Mt CO2e in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.67 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
That places Iceland 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.67 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 6.69 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.72 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.73 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.75 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.78 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.84 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.9 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.96 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 6.98 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.03 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.05 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.08 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.11 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.13 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.16 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.19 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.21 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.24 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.26 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.28 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.3 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.32 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8 Mt CO2e | 6.67 Mt CO2e | 6.98 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.12 Mt CO2e | 7 Mt CO2e | 7.24 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.29 Mt CO2e | 7.26 Mt CO2e | 7.32 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0049 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -4.77 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil in Iceland?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil in Iceland was 7.32 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 - organic soil recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.67 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil?
- Iceland ranks 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 - Organic Soil (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 "Organic soil".