Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Iceland
Iceland: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Iceland, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Iceland stood at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Iceland peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 193rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 190 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 191 Namibia 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 192 Algeria 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 194 Northern Mariana Islands 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 195 Mauritania 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 196 Guyana 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2008)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Iceland?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Iceland was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?
- Iceland ranks 193rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.