Annual CO₂ emissions from cement in Iceland
Iceland: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement was 0 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement in Iceland, 1750–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0 tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from cement in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 275 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland peaked at 78,256 tonnes in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Iceland 146th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 5,451 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 39,977 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 49,084 tonnes | 36,233 tonnes | 58,297 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 64,428 tonnes | 43,497 tonnes | 78,256 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,579 tonnes | 50,705 tonnes | 60,693 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,693 tonnes | 36,538 tonnes | 60,394 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,940 tonnes | 28,097 tonnes | 64,442 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,957 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 19,647 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 143 Afghanistan 10,624 tonnes compare
- 144 Botswana 4,262 tonnes compare
- 145 Burundi 2,542 tonnes compare
- 146 Andorra 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Anguilla 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Antarctica 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Aruba 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Bahamas 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Belize 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Bermuda 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Brunei 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Cape Verde 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Central African Republic 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Christmas Island 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Comoros 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Cook Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Curacao 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Dominica 0 tonnes compare
- 146 East Timor 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Estonia 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Eswatini 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Fiji 0 tonnes compare
- 146 French Polynesia 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Gambia 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Greenland 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Grenada 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Guinea 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Kiribati 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Lesotho 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Macao 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Maldives 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Mauritania 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Mauritius 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Montserrat 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Nauru 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Netherlands 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Niue 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Palau 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Palestine 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Saint Helena 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Samoa 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Seychelles 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Singapore 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Somalia 0 tonnes compare
- 146 South Sudan 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Tonga 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Tuvalu 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Vanuatu 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Wallis and Futuna 0 tonnes compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 392,404 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 369,715 (2025)
- Urban population 94.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 9.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 171.69 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 9.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 9.67 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland?
- Annual co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland was 0 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 78,256 tonnes in 1975.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Iceland rank for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
- Iceland ranks 146th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 275 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.