Land Surface Temperature in Iceland
Iceland: Land Surface Temperature was 2.44 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.44
Change on year
up 129.7%
World rank
188th
of 191 countries
All-time high
4.19
in 2000
All-time low
0.3121
in 2015
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Land Surface Temperature in Iceland, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2021, land surface temperature in Iceland stood at 2.44.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 129.7% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land surface temperature in Iceland peaked at 4.19 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3121, in 2015.
Iceland ranks 188th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 | 1.19 | 4.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 0.3121 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1.06 | 2.44 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.08 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2793 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4807 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.194 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land surface temperature in Iceland?
- Land surface temperature in Iceland was 2.44 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest land surface temperature recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 in 2000.
- What is the lowest land surface temperature recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3121 in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for land surface temperature?
- Iceland ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is land surface temperature rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Land Surface Temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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