emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.246 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Iceland, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Iceland is 0.246 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.3464 tonnes per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0977 tonnes per person, in 1964.
Iceland ranks 6th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0994 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1042 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0978 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0998 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0977 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1047 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1085 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1121 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1101 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1074 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1115 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1211 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1309 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1552 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1438 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1624 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1516 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1522 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1707 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.168 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1703 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.172 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1838 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1802 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1835 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1862 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1936 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2072 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2145 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2123 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2212 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2154 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2119 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1996 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1933 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1834 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1711 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1714 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1876 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1985 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1889 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1851 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1854 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1789 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1769 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1702 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1842 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2248 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3392 tonnes per person | +50.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3464 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3422 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3316 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3303 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3012 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3297 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3341 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3247 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2865 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2679 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2444 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2489 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2521 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.246 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.246 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 6.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.246 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.036 tonnes per person, 6.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +50.9% | 0.2248 tonnes per person | 0.3392 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1042 tonnes per person | 0.0977 tonnes per person | 0.1121 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1467 tonnes per person | 0.1115 tonnes per person | 0.1707 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1903 tonnes per person | 0.1703 tonnes per person | 0.2145 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1953 tonnes per person | 0.1711 tonnes per person | 0.2212 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.218 tonnes per person | 0.1702 tonnes per person | 0.3464 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3093 tonnes per person | 0.2444 tonnes per person | 0.3422 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.249 tonnes per person | 0.246 tonnes per person | 0.2521 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Iceland?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Iceland was 0.246 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3464 tonnes per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0977 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does Iceland rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.