Canada vs Iceland: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Canada
6.15 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iceland
6.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada rank
21st
Iceland rank
18th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 6.98 tonnes per person against 6.15 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.83 tonnes per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 18th of 213 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.48 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 2.26 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 0.8687 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 5.19 tonnes per person | 4.86 tonnes per person | 0.3214 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 7.54 tonnes per person | 6.58 tonnes per person | 0.9655 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.2 tonnes per person | 7.51 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 7.97 tonnes per person | 6.29 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.38 tonnes per person | 7.57 tonnes per person | 0.1907 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 7.82 tonnes per person | 8.23 tonnes per person | 0.4057 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 7.13 tonnes per person | 8.11 tonnes per person | 0.9717 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 6.11 tonnes per person | 6.9 tonnes per person | 0.7888 tonnes per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 6.98 tonnes per person against 6.15 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Canada and Iceland?
- 0.83 tonnes per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Canada ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 18th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.