CO2 emissions per capita — all countries

CO2 emissions per capita — Iceland

CO2 emissions per capita in Iceland in 2024 — 9.67 t/person. Ranked 187 in the world out of 213. Since 1936, the indicator has risen by 4,987.9%.

2024 9.67 t/person +6.79% vs 2023
World rank 187of 213
Period maximum 12 t/person2008
Period minimum 0.16 t/person1937

Trend over time

1936–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — Iceland, 1936–2024051015193619451954196319721981199019992008201720241936: 0.19 t/person1940: 3.52 t/person1942: 3.51 t/person1944: 3.52 t/person1946: 3.83 t/person1948: 5.24 t/person1950: 5.19 t/person1952: 5.26 t/person1954: 5.06 t/person1956: 5.89 t/person1958: 6.48 t/person1960: 6.91 t/person1962: 6.57 t/person1964: 6.92 t/person1966: 7.64 t/person1968: 7.91 t/person1970: 6.79 t/person1972: 7.09 t/person1974: 8.08 t/person1976: 7.73 t/person1978: 8.59 t/person1980: 8.16 t/person1982: 6.82 t/person1984: 7.56 t/person1986: 7.32 t/person1988: 7.37 t/person1990: 8.72 t/person1992: 8.62 t/person1994: 8.83 t/person1996: 9.38 t/person1998: 9.63 t/person2000: 10.43 t/person2002: 10.4 t/person2004: 10.64 t/person2006: 10.38 t/person2008: 12 t/person2010: 11.4 t/person2012: 10.91 t/person2014: 10.52 t/person2016: 10.41 t/person2018: 10.39 t/person2020: 9.11 t/person2022: 9.46 t/person2024: 9.67 t/person
Change over the period: +9.48 (+4,987.89%) Average annual rate: 4.57 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 9.67 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
Europe & Central Asia computed 6.41 t/person
Northern Europe computed 4.71 t/person
High-income countries computed 9.8 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 9.67 +0.62 +6.79%
2023 9.05 −0.41 −4.29%
2022 9.46 +0.09 +0.97%
2021 9.37 +0.26 +2.85%
2020 9.11 −0.74 −7.53%
2019 9.85 −0.54 −5.19%
2018 10.39 −0.12 −1.17%
2017 10.51 +0.1 +0.96%
2016 10.41 −0.29 −2.69%
2015 10.7 +0.18 +1.71%
2014 10.52 −0.25 −2.35%
2013 10.77 −0.13 −1.23%
2012 10.91 −0.07 −0.66%
2011 10.98 −0.42 −3.69%
2010 11.4 −0.31 −2.64%
2009 11.71 −0.3 −2.47%
2008 12 +0.79 +7.06%
2007 11.21 +0.83 +8.02%
2006 10.38 +0.35 +3.53%
2005 10.03 −0.61 −5.73%
2004 10.64 +0.33 +3.17%
2003 10.31 −0.1 −0.91%
2002 10.4 +0.35 +3.5%
2001 10.05 −0.38 −3.6%
2000 10.43 +0.19 +1.83%
1999 10.24 +0.61 +6.38%
1998 9.63 −0.03 −0.31%
1997 9.66 +0.27 +2.93%
1996 9.38 +0.15 +1.64%
1995 9.23 +0.4 +4.52%
1994 8.83 −0.27 −2.97%
1993 9.1 +0.48 +5.63%
1992 8.62 +0.46 +5.61%
1991 8.16 −0.56 −6.45%
1990 8.72 +1.22 +16.25%
1989 7.5 +0.13 +1.74%
1988 7.37 −0.13 −1.76%
1987 7.5 +0.18 +2.51%
1986 7.32 +0.6 +8.91%
1985 6.72 −0.84 −11.05%
1984 7.56 +1.05 +16.09%
1983 6.51 −0.31 −4.5%
1982 6.82 −0.76 −10.02%
1981 7.58 −0.59 −7.18%
1980 8.16 −0.62 −7.09%
1979 8.78 +0.19 +2.25%
1978 8.59 +0.01 +0.16%
1977 8.58 +0.85 +11.01%
1976 7.73 +0.33 +4.41%
1975 7.4 −0.68 −8.37%
1974 8.08 −0.16 −1.99%
1973 8.24 +1.15 +16.25%
1972 7.09 −0.05 −0.74%
1971 7.14 +0.35 +5.18%
1970 6.79 +0.58 +9.27%
1969 6.21 −1.69 −21.42%
1968 7.91 +0.65 +8.93%
1967 7.26 −0.38 −4.99%
1966 7.64 +0.39 +5.31%
1965 7.26 +0.34 +4.89%
1964 6.92 −0.11 −1.52%
1963 7.02 +0.46 +6.94%
1962 6.57 +0.47 +7.71%
1961 6.1 −0.81 −11.7%
1960 6.91 −0.29 −4.06%
1959 7.2 +0.72 +11.08%
1958 6.48 +0.63 +10.81%
1957 5.85 −0.04 −0.73%
1956 5.89 +0.11 +1.87%
1955 5.78 +0.72 +14.31%
1954 5.06 −1.02 −16.74%
1953 6.08 +0.82 +15.6%
1952 5.26 +0.82 +18.54%
1951 4.43 −0.75 −14.52%
1950 5.19 −0.12 −2.21%
1949 5.3 +0.06 +1.14%
1948 5.24 +0.81 +18.35%
1947 4.43 +0.6 +15.69%
1946 3.83 +0.53 +15.96%
1945 3.3 −0.22 −6.14%
1944 3.52 −0.21 −5.61%
1943 3.73 +0.22 +6.12%
1942 3.51 +0.15 +4.49%
1941 3.36 −0.15 −4.38%
1940 3.52
1937 0.16 −0.03 −17.37%
1936 0.19

About the indicator

Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.