Azerbaijan vs Iceland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Azerbaijan
24.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Iceland
25.47 million tonnes
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
102nd
Iceland rank
101st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 25.47 million tonnes against 24.39 million tonnes in Azerbaijan, a difference of 1.08 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 102nd and Iceland ranks 101st of 179 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.57 million tonnes | 31,144 tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 4.34 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 8.71 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | 4.52 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 13.73 million tonnes | 4.84 million tonnes | 8.89 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 17.74 million tonnes | 4.93 million tonnes | 12.81 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 21.61 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | 15.75 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 24.02 million tonnes | 8.25 million tonnes | 15.78 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 24.14 million tonnes | 14.51 million tonnes | 9.63 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 24.23 million tonnes | 18.72 million tonnes | 5.51 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 24.31 million tonnes | 23.92 million tonnes | 392,920 tonnes | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Azerbaijan or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 25.47 million tonnes against 24.39 million tonnes in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Azerbaijan and Iceland?
- 1.08 million tonnes, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iceland?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iceland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Azerbaijan ranks 102nd and Iceland ranks 101st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.