According to Iceland´s National Inventory Reports, using global emission standards recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the greatest single source of GHG emissions in Iceland comes from drained land.
Samkvæmt þjóðarbókhaldi Íslands um losun gróðurhúsaloftegunda sem byggir á losunarstöðlum International Panel on Climate Change, kemur stærstu hluti af heildarútblæstri gróðurhúsalofttegunda á Íslandi frá framræstu landi.