Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland
Iceland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.4377 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland, 1990–2024
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 flaring in Iceland is 0.4377 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland peaked at 0.5961 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2408 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places Iceland 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2921 tonnes per person | 0.2408 tonnes per person | 0.4011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4862 tonnes per person | 0.398 tonnes per person | 0.5856 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5047 tonnes per person | 0.4264 tonnes per person | 0.5961 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4504 tonnes per person | 0.4359 tonnes per person | 0.477 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 flaring in Iceland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland was 0.4377 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 flaring recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5961 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2408 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.