Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iceland
Iceland: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0.0001 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0001 °C
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
154th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0001 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iceland, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iceland is 0.0001 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iceland peaked at 0.0001 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Iceland ranks 154th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iceland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +102.0% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +51.5% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.6% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +26.2% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.8% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.3% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.8% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.0% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.6% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.4% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.5% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +7.8% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +28.6% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +22.0% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +19.4% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +17.7% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +14.8% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +12.7% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +13.3% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +13.7% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +14.4% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +13.2% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +12.0% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +9.8% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +10.6% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +11.2% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +9.7% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +9.5% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 °C | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 °C | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 °C | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 °C | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 °C | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 °C | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 °C | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 °C | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 °C | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 °C | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 °C | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 °C | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 °C | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 °C | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 °C | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 °C | +1.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0001 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0012 °C, 8% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0001 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0016 °C, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +102.0% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +51.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1940 | +28.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +26.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 5 |
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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iceland?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iceland was 0.0001 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Iceland rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Iceland ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.