Iceland vs World: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Iceland
0.0049 kt per person
in 2023
World
0.0005 kt per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
3rd
World rank
1st

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • World
00.0030.0050.0070.01196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0049 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in World, a difference of 0.0044 kt per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 8.9 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0095 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0092 kt per person Iceland
1970s 0.0103 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.01 kt per person Iceland
1980s 0.0086 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0083 kt per person Iceland
1990s 0.0032 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0029 kt per person Iceland
2000s 0.0044 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.004 kt per person Iceland
2010s 0.0059 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0054 kt per person Iceland
2020s 0.0051 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0046 kt per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Iceland or World?
Iceland, at 0.0049 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Iceland and World?
0.0044 kt per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and World rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Iceland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.