Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Iceland
Iceland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
146th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.3589 tonnes per person
in 1975
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1750
Years of data
230
1750–2024
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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Iceland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1760 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1770 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1780 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1790 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1800 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1830 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1840 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1848 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1850 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1860 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1870 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1876 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1878 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1880 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1881 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1882 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1884 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1890 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1891 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1892 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1935 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1939 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1946 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1947 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1948 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1949 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1950 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1952 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1953 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1954 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1955 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1956 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1957 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1958 | 0.0863 tonnes per person | — |
| 1959 | 0.2324 tonnes per person | +169.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2064 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1961 | 0.203 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2591 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2552 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2892 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2834 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2973 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2933 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2519 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2323 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2127 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2808 tonnes per person | +32.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3093 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3035 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3485 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3589 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3217 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.302 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2826 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2632 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2593 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2552 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2507 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2313 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2283 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2255 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2085 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2469 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2419 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.211 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2023 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1861 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1727 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1481 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1373 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1377 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1518 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1677 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.194 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2177 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2291 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2024 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1331 tonnes per person | -34.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1109 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1704 tonnes per person | +53.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1817 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2009 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2027 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1916 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0882 tonnes per person | -54.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | -64.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0616 tonnes per person | +97.4% |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1079 tonnes per person. (73 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1691 tonnes per person. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +169.4% | 0.0863 tonnes per person | 0.2324 tonnes per person |
| 2011 | +97.4% | 0.0312 tonnes per person | 0.0616 tonnes per person |
| 2012 | -100.0% | 0.0616 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | -64.6% | 0.0882 tonnes per person | 0.0312 tonnes per person |
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
- 146 Anguilla 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Bahamas 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Belize 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Brunei 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Comoros 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Cook Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Curacao 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Dominica 0 tonnes per person
- 146 East Timor 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Estonia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Eswatini 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 French Polynesia 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Gambia 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Greenland 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Grenada 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Guinea 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Kiribati 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Lesotho 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Macao 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Maldives 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Malta 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Mauritius 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Montserrat 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Nauru 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Netherlands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Niue 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Palau 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Palestine 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Samoa 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Seychelles 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Singapore 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Somalia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Tuvalu 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Wallis and Futuna 0 tonnes per person
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 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.