Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in Iceland
Iceland: Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions was 208.51 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Iceland stood at 208.51 Index.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Iceland peaked at 221.75 Index in 2017 and was at its lowest, 90.6 Index, in 1996.
That places Iceland 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 106.92 Index | — |
| 1991 | 105.82 Index | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 106.36 Index | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 100.89 Index | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 99.15 Index | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 95.53 Index | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 90.6 Index | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 90.74 Index | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 98.67 Index | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 104.76 Index | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 99.9 Index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 101.65 Index | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 98.88 Index | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 98.14 Index | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 94.77 Index | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 104.97 Index | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 133.88 Index | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 208.33 Index | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 215.08 Index | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 213.4 Index | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 209.32 Index | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 211.38 Index | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 215.45 Index | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 213.99 Index | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 218.11 Index | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 214.86 Index | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 221.75 Index | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 219.24 Index | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 207.78 Index | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 204.68 Index | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 206.11 Index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 206.5 Index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 212.18 Index | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 208.51 Index | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.95 Index | 90.6 Index | 106.92 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.56 Index | 94.77 Index | 215.08 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 214.53 Index | 207.78 Index | 221.75 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 207.59 Index | 204.68 Index | 212.18 Index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Azerbaijan 603.68 Index compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 272.94 Index compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 200.5 Index compare
- 5 Tajikistan 178.71 Index compare
- 6 Costa Rica 166.95 Index compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Iceland?
- Air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Iceland was 208.51 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 221.75 Index in 2017.
- What is the lowest air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6 Index in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions?
- Iceland ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides selected information on national emissions of air pollutants: man-made emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOC). Categories presented are based on the NFR (nomenclature for reporting) 2014 classification. Details of regroupings can be found in the table of correspondence. Data exclude non man-made emissions and international aviation and maritime transports emissions. For some countries residential mobile emissions (e.g. mowers) are included into “Other combustion” instead of “Other mobile”. Data source(s): (1) The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention), UNECE-EMEP emissions Database, WebDab. EMEP Official; (2) Common Reporting Tables CRT to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables); (3) Replies to the OECD Questionnaire on the State of the Environment and comments from member countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 2026 Database documentation