Congo vs Iceland: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil

Congo

2.49 million tonnes

in 2024

Iceland

2.75 million tonnes

in 2024

Congo rank

145th

Iceland rank

142nd

Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time

Iceland currently reports 2.75 million tonnes against 2.49 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 260,430 tonnes.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 145th and Iceland ranks 142nd of 215 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.