Iceland vs World: Waste — Emissions per capita
Iceland
0.68 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
World
0.24 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Iceland rank
17th
World rank
18th
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Iceland
- World
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.68 t CO2eq/cap against 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in World, a difference of 0.44 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.8 times World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 17th and World ranks 18th of 208 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.854 t CO2eq/cap | 0.234 t CO2eq/cap | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.981 t CO2eq/cap | 0.221 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.833 t CO2eq/cap | 0.226 t CO2eq/cap | 0.607 t CO2eq/cap | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.7175 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4775 t CO2eq/cap | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Iceland or World?
- Iceland, at 0.68 t CO2eq/cap against 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Iceland and World?
- 0.44 t CO2eq/cap, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and World rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Iceland ranks 17th and World ranks 18th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — 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.