Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Iceland
Iceland: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2246 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Iceland, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iceland stood at 0.2246 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iceland peaked at 0.6825 kilograms per international-$ in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.2246 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 63rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5345 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6825 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5406 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4487 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6291 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4106 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3747 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4587 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2759 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2546 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3327 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2885 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3392 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.293 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2656 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.27 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2285 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3145 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2293 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2246 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2319 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 60 Azerbaijan 0.2348 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 61 Mali 0.2298 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 62 Jordan 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 64 Morocco 0.2239 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 65 Mexico 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 66 Taiwan 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iceland?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iceland was 0.2246 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6825 kilograms per international-$ in 1953.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2246 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 63rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).