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China vs Iceland: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average

China
8.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iceland
9.67 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
30th
Iceland rank
27th

Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time

  • China
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 9.67 tonnes per person against 8.66 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 1.01 tonnes per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 87 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

China ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 27th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.