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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.