Equatorial Guinea vs Iceland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Equatorial Guinea
163.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Iceland
171.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
136th
Iceland rank
135th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Iceland
050.0M100.0M150.0M193619802024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 171.69 million tonnes against 163.38 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 8.30 million tonnes.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 136th and Iceland ranks 135th of 215 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Iceland Difference Ahead
1950s 112,118 tonnes 9.77 million tonnes 9.65 million tonnes Iceland
1960s 410,368 tonnes 21.28 million tonnes 20.87 million tonnes Iceland
1970s 858,475 tonnes 36.37 million tonnes 35.51 million tonnes Iceland
1980s 1.54 million tonnes 54.03 million tonnes 52.49 million tonnes Iceland
1990s 5.32 million tonnes 74.90 million tonnes 69.58 million tonnes Iceland
2000s 35.25 million tonnes 103.26 million tonnes 68.01 million tonnes Iceland
2010s 97.61 million tonnes 137.95 million tonnes 40.34 million tonnes Iceland
2020s 149.21 million tonnes 164.40 million tonnes 15.19 million tonnes Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Equatorial Guinea or Iceland?
Iceland, at 171.69 million tonnes against 163.38 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Equatorial Guinea and Iceland?
8.30 million tonnes, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Iceland?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Iceland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 136th and Iceland ranks 135th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
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, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.