Central African Republic vs Iceland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions

Central African Republic
12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland
12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
23rd
Iceland rank
25th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 23rd and Iceland ranks 25th of 199 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Iceland Difference Ahead
1850s 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1860s 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1870s 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1880s 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1890s 0.5751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1900s -0.2227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1910s -0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1920s 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1930s 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 20.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1940s 10.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 23.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1950s 11.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 32.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 20.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1960s 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 24.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1970s 8.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1980s 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
1990s 8.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
2000s 7.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
2010s 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland
2020s 10.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Central African Republic or Iceland?
Central African Republic, at 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Central African Republic and Iceland?
0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Iceland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Iceland rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Central African Republic ranks 23rd and Iceland ranks 25th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.