CO2 emissions from oil — all countries

CO2 emissions from oil — Iceland

CO2 emissions from oil in Iceland in 2024 — 2.75 Mt. Ranked 72 in the world out of 213.

2024 2.75 Mt +3.7% vs 2023
World rank 72of 213
Period maximum 2.91 Mt2008
Period minimum 0 Mt1936

Trend over time

1936–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from oil — Iceland, 1936–20240123193619451954196319721981199019992008201720241936: 0 Mt1940: 0.07 Mt1942: 0.1 Mt1944: 0.1 Mt1946: 0.18 Mt1948: 0.39 Mt1950: 0.51 Mt1952: 0.63 Mt1954: 0.67 Mt1956: 0.84 Mt1958: 1 Mt1960: 1.12 Mt1962: 1.11 Mt1964: 1.22 Mt1966: 1.42 Mt1968: 1.53 Mt1970: 1.34 Mt1972: 1.41 Mt1974: 1.66 Mt1976: 1.63 Mt1978: 1.86 Mt1980: 1.74 Mt1982: 1.42 Mt1984: 1.52 Mt1986: 1.46 Mt1988: 1.55 Mt1990: 1.82 Mt1992: 1.89 Mt1994: 1.94 Mt1996: 2.11 Mt1998: 2.21 Mt2000: 2.24 Mt2002: 2.29 Mt2004: 2.4 Mt2006: 2.44 Mt2008: 2.91 Mt2010: 2.79 Mt2012: 2.66 Mt2014: 2.63 Mt2016: 2.67 Mt2018: 2.78 Mt2020: 2.48 Mt2022: 2.64 Mt2024: 2.75 Mt
Change over the period: +2.75

Comparison, 2024

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

Iceland 2.75 Mt
World computed 11,276.42 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 2,173.95 Mt
Northern Europe computed 285.61 Mt
High-income countries computed 5,792.35 Mt
CO2 emissions from oil — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 2.75 +0.1 +3.7%
2023 2.65 +0.01 +0.34%
2022 2.64 +0.05 +2.09%
2021 2.59 +0.11 +4.27%
2020 2.48 −0.21 −7.8%
2019 2.69 −0.09 −3.31%
2018 2.78 +0.02 +0.91%
2017 2.76 +0.09 +3.18%
2016 2.67 −0.03 −1.22%
2015 2.71 +0.08 +3.09%
2014 2.63 −0.02 −0.72%
2013 2.64 −0.01 −0.49%
2012 2.66 +0 +0.11%
2011 2.65 −0.14 −4.87%
2010 2.79 −0.11 −3.73%
2009 2.9 −0.01 −0.45%
2008 2.91 +0.24 +8.86%
2007 2.67 +0.23 +9.59%
2006 2.44 +0.13 +5.67%
2005 2.31 −0.09 −3.71%
2004 2.4 +0.1 +4.31%
2003 2.3 +0.01 +0.52%
2002 2.29 +0.13 +6.13%
2001 2.16 −0.09 −3.92%
2000 2.24 −0.06 −2.65%
1999 2.3 +0.09 +4.3%
1998 2.21 +0.03 +1.42%
1997 2.18 +0.07 +3.12%
1996 2.11 +0.07 +3.28%
1995 2.05 +0.1 +5.25%
1994 1.94 −0.03 −1.42%
1993 1.97 +0.09 +4.51%
1992 1.89 +0.15 +8.89%
1991 1.73 −0.09 −4.78%
1990 1.82 +0.21 +13.05%
1989 1.61 +0.05 +3.54%
1988 1.55 −0.01 −0.7%
1987 1.57 +0.11 +7.56%
1986 1.46 +0.13 +9.98%
1985 1.32 −0.2 −13.19%
1984 1.52 +0.2 +15.19%
1983 1.32 −0.1 −6.96%
1982 1.42 −0.16 −9.94%
1981 1.58 −0.16 −9.1%
1980 1.74 −0.14 −7.21%
1979 1.87 +0.01 +0.75%
1978 1.86 +0.02 +1.2%
1977 1.84 +0.21 +12.64%
1976 1.63 +0.1 +6.19%
1975 1.54 −0.13 −7.7%
1974 1.66 −0.02 −1.13%
1973 1.68 +0.27 +18.95%
1972 1.41 +0 +0.21%
1971 1.41 +0.07 +5.22%
1970 1.34 +0.13 +10.55%
1969 1.21 −0.32 −20.82%
1968 1.53 +0.16 +11.5%
1967 1.37 −0.05 −3.38%
1966 1.42 +0.1 +7.48%
1965 1.32 +0.1 +8.44%
1964 1.22 −0.01 −0.57%
1963 1.23 +0.12 +10.84%
1962 1.11 +0.1 +9.5%
1961 1.01 −0.11 −9.57%
1960 1.12 −0.01 −0.62%
1959 1.13 +0.13 +12.84%
1958 1 +0.12 +13.42%
1957 0.88 +0.04 +4.77%
1956 0.84 +0.08 +10.1%
1955 0.76 +0.09 +13.06%
1954 0.67 −0.13 −15.64%
1953 0.8 +0.17 +26.83%
1952 0.63 +0.15 +31.25%
1951 0.48 −0.03 −5.7%
1950 0.51 +0.04 +9.23%
1949 0.47 +0.08 +20.73%
1948 0.39 +0.12 +45.11%
1947 0.27 +0.09 +46.96%
1946 0.18 +0.06 +52.1%
1945 0.12 +0.02 +19%
1944 0.1 −0 −2.91%
1943 0.1 +0.01 +6.19%
1942 0.1 +0.02 +25.97%
1941 0.08 +0.01 +14.93%
1940 0.07
1937 0 +0
1936 0

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning oil and petroleum products. Most of it comes from transport, and that makes this the most inert of the three fuel series: a power plant can be replaced within years, while a vehicle fleet turns over in a decade and a half. This is exactly why the shift to electric cars shows up in emissions with a long lag behind the share of electric cars in sales.

Important: Includes petrochemical feedstock burned as fuel, but not plastic: carbon that stays in products does not enter emissions until the products themselves are burned.

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