Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Iceland
Iceland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Iceland, 1750–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland is 0 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 230 years on record.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland peaked at 0.3589 tonnes per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1750.
Iceland ranks 146th of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.2324 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2571 tonnes per person | 0.203 tonnes per person | 0.2973 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2983 tonnes per person | 0.2127 tonnes per person | 0.3589 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2359 tonnes per person | 0.2085 tonnes per person | 0.2593 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1715 tonnes per person | 0.1373 tonnes per person | 0.2177 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1711 tonnes per person | 0.0882 tonnes per person | 0.2291 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0616 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 143 Ghana 0.0011 tonnes per person compare
- 144 Afghanistan 0.0002 tonnes per person compare
- 145 Burundi 0.0002 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Andorra 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Anguilla 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Aruba 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Bahamas 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Belize 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Brunei 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Comoros 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Cook Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Dominica 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 East Timor 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Estonia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Eswatini 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 French Polynesia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Gambia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Grenada 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Guinea 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Kiribati 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Lesotho 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Maldives 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Mauritius 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Montserrat 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Nauru 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Netherlands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Niue 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Palau 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Palestine 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Samoa 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Seychelles 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Singapore 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Somalia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Tonga 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Tuvalu 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Wallis and Futuna 0 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland was 0 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3589 tonnes per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1750.
- How does Iceland rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Iceland ranks 146th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.