Australia vs Iceland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Australia
513.85 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iceland
527.92 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Iceland rank
14th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 527.92 tonnes per person against 513.85 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 14.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 673.15 tonnes per person | 934.49 tonnes per person | 261.34 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 644.6 tonnes per person | 877.5 tonnes per person | 232.9 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 617.32 tonnes per person | 803.26 tonnes per person | 185.94 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 563.33 tonnes per person | 734.68 tonnes per person | 171.36 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 571.34 tonnes per person | 663.36 tonnes per person | 92.02 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 564.07 tonnes per person | 603.83 tonnes per person | 39.76 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 529.33 tonnes per person | 537.27 tonnes per person | 7.94 tonnes per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 527.92 tonnes per person against 513.85 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Australia and Iceland?
- 14.07 tonnes per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
- Australia ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 14th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.