Eastern Europe vs Iceland: IPPU — Emissions per capita
Eastern Europe
0.86 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Iceland
4.84 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Eastern Europe rank
4th
Iceland rank
3rd
IPPU — Emissions per capita over time
- Eastern Europe
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4.84 t CO2eq/cap against 0.86 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Europe, a difference of 3.98 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Iceland's figure about 5.6 times Eastern Europe's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Eastern Europe ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 3rd of 43 regions.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Europe | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | 3.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2.58 t CO2eq/cap | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.707 t CO2eq/cap | 4.36 t CO2eq/cap | 3.65 t CO2eq/cap | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.781 t CO2eq/cap | 5.9 t CO2eq/cap | 5.11 t CO2eq/cap | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.865 t CO2eq/cap | 5.12 t CO2eq/cap | 4.26 t CO2eq/cap | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions per capita, Eastern Europe or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 4.84 t CO2eq/cap against 0.86 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions per capita between Eastern Europe and Iceland?
- 3.98 t CO2eq/cap, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Iceland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Europe and Iceland rank globally for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Eastern Europe ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 3rd of 43 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.