Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Iceland
Iceland: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Iceland, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Iceland is 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Iceland peaked at 0.647 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
That places Iceland 39th out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.582 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.573 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.55 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.634 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.647 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.644 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.531 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.518 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.577 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.555 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.621 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.61 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.541 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.373 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 0.282 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 0.297 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.287 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.27 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.276 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.274 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.267 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.282 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.281 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.222 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.216 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5972 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.55 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.647 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5252 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.282 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.644 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2763 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.297 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2163 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.222 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 36 Egypt 0.215 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 36 Peru 0.215 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 38 Chile 0.212 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 40 Czechia 0.2 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 41 Bangladesh 0.198 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 41 Nigeria 0.198 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 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 greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Iceland?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Iceland was 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.647 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1999.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Iceland ranks 39th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions