Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Iceland
Iceland: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -21.2% in 2024. β Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Iceland, 1991β2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Iceland is -21.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 166.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Iceland peaked at -1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -21.2%, in 2024.
Iceland ranks 176th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.4% | -6.4% | -1.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.8% | -4.9% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.5% | -11.6% | -1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.1% | -21.2% | -13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 173 Moldova, Republic of -17.2% compare
- 174 Kyrgyz Republic -19.2% compare
- 175 Switzerland -19.3% compare
- 177 Palau, Republic of -21.3% compare
- 178 Botswana -21.8% compare
- 179 Norway -22.3% compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 452 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 16 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 74 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 8,194 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Iceland?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Iceland was -21.2% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was -1.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.2% in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Iceland ranks 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 166.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.