Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Iceland
Iceland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.0047 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Iceland, 1936–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Iceland stood at 0.0047 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10,794.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Iceland peaked at 0.0088 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1936.
Iceland ranks 119th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Iceland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1941 | 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 | — |
| 1990 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +42.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per person | -93.6% |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes per person | +62.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per person | -57.1% |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per person | +130.8% |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +2510.3% |
| 2017 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +67.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +277.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0047 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.17 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0047 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +2510.3% | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | +277.1% | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Iceland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Iceland was 0.0047 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 gas recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1936.
- How does Iceland rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Iceland ranks 119th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,794.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.