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CO2 emissions from land use — Iceland

CO2 emissions from land use in Iceland in 2024 — 0.36 Mt. Ranked 99 in the world out of 197. Since 1850, the indicator has fallen by 75.9%.

2024 0.36 Mt +1.71% vs 2023
World rank 99of 197
Period maximum 4.56 Mt1959
Period minimum 0.15 Mt2006

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from land use — Iceland, 1850–20240246185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 1.48 Mt1853: 1.43 Mt1856: 1.39 Mt1859: 1.34 Mt1862: 1.16 Mt1865: 1.06 Mt1868: 0.98 Mt1871: 0.93 Mt1874: 0.89 Mt1877: 0.85 Mt1880: 0.8 Mt1883: 0.75 Mt1886: 0.7 Mt1889: 0.65 Mt1892: 0.59 Mt1895: 0.53 Mt1898: 0.48 Mt1901: 0.43 Mt1904: 0.37 Mt1907: 0.23 Mt1910: 0.91 Mt1913: 1.41 Mt1916: 1.72 Mt1919: 1.95 Mt1922: 1.84 Mt1925: 1.9 Mt1928: 1.97 Mt1931: 2.09 Mt1934: 2.18 Mt1937: 2.25 Mt1940: 2.19 Mt1943: 2.14 Mt1946: 2.13 Mt1949: 2.13 Mt1952: 3.25 Mt1955: 3.98 Mt1958: 4.45 Mt1961: 2.75 Mt1964: 2.1 Mt1967: 1.68 Mt1970: 0.9 Mt1973: 0.65 Mt1976: 0.48 Mt1979: 0.34 Mt1982: 0.3 Mt1985: 0.29 Mt1988: 0.26 Mt1991: 0.27 Mt1994: 0.28 Mt1997: 0.21 Mt2000: 0.2 Mt2003: 0.18 Mt2006: 0.15 Mt2009: 0.19 Mt2012: 0.43 Mt2015: 0.3 Mt2018: 0.35 Mt2021: 0.32 Mt2024: 0.36 Mt
Change over the period: −1.12 (−75.86%) Average annual rate: -0.81 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Iceland 0.36 Mt
World computed 5,141.76 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 267.49 Mt
Northern Europe computed 48.48 Mt
High-income countries computed 617.93 Mt
CO2 emissions from land use — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 0.36 +0.01 +1.71%
2023 0.35 +0.01 +2.64%
2022 0.34 +0.02 +6.23%
2021 0.32 +0.01 +1.9%
2020 0.32 −0.01 −3.67%
2019 0.33 −0.03 −7.1%
2018 0.35 −0.01 −1.68%
2017 0.36 +0.05 +17.76%
2016 0.3 +0 +1.33%
2015 0.3 +0 +0.67%
2014 0.3 −0.02 −4.79%
2013 0.31 −0.11 −26.35%
2012 0.43 +0.19 +79.32%
2011 0.24 −0.79 −76.95%
2010 1.03 +0.84 +443.92%
2009 0.19 −0.04 −17.83%
2008 0.23 +0.06 +36.09%
2007 0.17 +0.02 +9.74%
2006 0.15 −0.09 −37.4%
2005 0.25 +0.07 +39.77%
2004 0.18 −0 −2.22%
2003 0.18 −0 −0.55%
2002 0.18 −0.01 −2.69%
2001 0.19 −0.01 −4.62%
2000 0.2 +0 +0.52%
1999 0.19 +0.01 +4.86%
1998 0.19 −0.03 −11.9%
1997 0.21 −0.07 −25.53%
1996 0.28 +0.04 +14.63%
1995 0.25 −0.03 −11.19%
1994 0.28 +0.03 +9.92%
1993 0.25 +0 +1.61%
1992 0.25 −0.02 −8.15%
1991 0.27 −0.01 −2.88%
1990 0.28 −0.03 −10.03%
1989 0.31 +0.05 +17.05%
1988 0.26 −0.01 −2.22%
1987 0.27 −0.01 −2.17%
1986 0.28 −0.01 −4.17%
1985 0.29 +0.01 +3.6%
1984 0.28 −0.01 −3.14%
1983 0.29 −0.01 −3.69%
1982 0.3 −0.02 −5.4%
1981 0.32 +0 +0.32%
1980 0.31 −0.02 −7.1%
1979 0.34 −0.03 −8.89%
1978 0.37 −0.05 −12.29%
1977 0.42 −0.06 −12.6%
1976 0.48 −0.04 −6.92%
1975 0.52 −0.06 −10.81%
1974 0.58 −0.07 −10.45%
1973 0.65 −0.08 −10.82%
1972 0.73 −0.08 −9.99%
1971 0.81 −0.09 −9.89%
1970 0.9 −0.1 −9.73%
1969 1 −0.57 −36.33%
1968 1.57 −0.11 −6.51%
1967 1.68 −0.12 −6.84%
1966 1.8 −0.14 −7.18%
1965 1.94 −0.16 −7.54%
1964 2.1 −0.18 −7.87%
1963 2.27 −0.2 −8.12%
1962 2.48 −0.28 −10%
1961 2.75 −0.46 −14.36%
1960 3.21 −1.35 −29.63%
1959 4.56 +0.12 +2.65%
1958 4.45 +0.13 +3.08%
1957 4.31 +0.15 +3.63%
1956 4.16 +0.18 +4.44%
1955 3.98 +0.21 +5.45%
1954 3.78 +0.25 +7%
1953 3.53 +0.28 +8.61%
1952 3.25 +0.32 +10.99%
1951 2.93 +0.36 +13.92%
1950 2.57 +0.44 +20.59%
1949 2.13 +0 +0.05%
1948 2.13 +0 +0.05%
1947 2.13 +0 +0%
1946 2.13 −0 −0.09%
1945 2.13 −0 −0.19%
1944 2.14 −0 −0.23%
1943 2.14 −0.01 −0.33%
1942 2.15 −0.01 −0.65%
1941 2.16 −0.03 −1.19%
1940 2.19 −0.11 −4.83%
1939 2.3 +0.02 +1.01%
1938 2.28 +0.02 +1.11%
1937 2.25 +0.02 +1.08%
1936 2.23 +0.03 +1.18%
1935 2.2 +0.03 +1.2%
1934 2.18 +0.03 +1.35%
1933 2.15 +0.03 +1.37%
1932 2.12 +0.03 +1.44%
1931 2.09 +0.04 +1.71%
1930 2.05 +0.05 +2.75%
1929 2 +0.02 +1.17%
1928 1.97 +0.02 +1.23%
1927 1.95 +0.03 +1.35%
1926 1.92 +0.02 +1.32%
1925 1.9 +0.02 +1.23%
1924 1.88 +0.02 +1.19%
1923 1.85 +0.02 +1.04%
1922 1.84 +0.01 +0.82%
1921 1.82 −0.01 −0.33%
1920 1.83 −0.13 −6.55%
1919 1.95 +0.07 +3.88%
1918 1.88 +0.08 +4.27%
1917 1.8 +0.08 +4.76%
1916 1.72 +0.09 +5.58%
1915 1.63 +0.1 +6.6%
1914 1.53 +0.12 +8.66%
1913 1.41 +0.13 +10.34%
1912 1.28 +0.14 +12.03%
1911 1.14 +0.23 +25.3%
1910 0.91 +0.7 +339.13%
1909 0.21 −0.02 −10%
1908 0.23 −0 −0.86%
1907 0.23 +0.03 +13.17%
1906 0.21 −0.1 −31.67%
1905 0.3 −0.07 −19.57%
1904 0.37 −0.02 −5.33%
1903 0.39 −0.02 −3.9%
1902 0.41 −0.02 −3.98%
1901 0.43 −0.02 −3.83%
1900 0.44 −0.02 −3.9%
1899 0.46 −0.02 −3.55%
1898 0.48 −0.02 −3.43%
1897 0.5 −0.02 −3.31%
1896 0.51 −0.02 −3.39%
1895 0.53 −0.02 −3.28%
1894 0.55 −0.02 −3.17%
1893 0.57 −0.02 −3.41%
1892 0.59 −0.02 −3.14%
1891 0.61 −0.02 −3.19%
1890 0.63 −0.02 −2.95%
1889 0.65 −0.02 −2.86%
1888 0.66 −0.02 −2.64%
1887 0.68 −0.02 −2.43%
1886 0.7 −0.02 −2.37%
1885 0.72 −0.02 −2.19%
1884 0.73 −0.02 −2.27%
1883 0.75 −0.02 −2.09%
1882 0.77 −0.02 −2.05%
1881 0.78 −0.02 −2.13%
1880 0.8 −0.02 −2.44%
1879 0.82 −0.01 −1.68%
1878 0.83 −0.01 −1.54%
1877 0.85 −0.02 −1.74%
1876 0.86 −0.01 −1.38%
1875 0.87 −0.01 −1.47%
1874 0.89 −0.01 −1.56%
1873 0.9 −0.01 −1.53%
1872 0.91 −0.02 −1.62%
1871 0.93 −0.02 −1.69%
1870 0.94 −0.02 −1.56%
1869 0.96 −0.02 −2.24%
1868 0.98 −0.02 −2.29%
1867 1 −0.02 −2.43%
1866 1.03 −0.03 −2.56%
1865 1.06 −0.03 −2.76%
1864 1.09 −0.03 −2.95%
1863 1.12 −0.04 −3.2%
1862 1.16 −0.04 −3.1%
1861 1.19 −0.05 −3.71%
1860 1.24 −0.1 −7.74%
1859 1.34 −0.02 −1.18%
1858 1.36 −0.02 −1.16%
1857 1.38 −0.01 −1.08%
1856 1.39 −0.02 −1.07%
1855 1.41 −0.01 −1.06%
1854 1.42 −0.01 −0.98%
1853 1.43 −0.02 −1.04%
1852 1.45 −0.01 −0.89%
1851 1.46 −0.01 −0.88%
1850 1.48 — —

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom -4.53 LT Lithuania -0.69 IE Ireland -0.34 EE Estonia -0.21 IS Iceland 0.36 DK Denmark 1.96 LV Latvia 2.95 NO Norway 7.74 SE Sweden 7.99 FI Finland 33.25
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from land-use change: deforestation, peatland drainage, conversion of land to agriculture — net of absorption by growing forests. This is the only series in the section where values can be negative: a country whose forest cover is expanding absorbs more than it releases. For several countries with active logging this item is comparable to all other emissions combined.

Important: Negative values mean absorption. The estimates here are the most uncertain in all of carbon statistics: they are built from satellite data on forest cover and from models of soil carbon stocks.

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

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