Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Iceland
Iceland: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 9.67 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Iceland is 9.67 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Iceland peaked at 12 tonnes per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.157 tonnes per person, in 1937.
That places Iceland 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 87 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.1736 tonnes per person | 0.157 tonnes per person | 0.1903 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1940s | 3.97 tonnes per person | 3.3 tonnes per person | 5.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.72 tonnes per person | 4.43 tonnes per person | 7.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.98 tonnes per person | 6.1 tonnes per person | 7.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.84 tonnes per person | 6.79 tonnes per person | 8.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3 tonnes per person | 6.51 tonnes per person | 8.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.15 tonnes per person | 8.16 tonnes per person | 10.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.72 tonnes per person | 10.03 tonnes per person | 12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.64 tonnes per person | 9.85 tonnes per person | 11.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 tonnes per person | 9.05 tonnes per person | 9.67 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 relative to the global average in Iceland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Iceland was 9.67 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 relative to the global average recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 12 tonnes per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.157 tonnes per person in 1937.
- How does Iceland rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Iceland ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.