Per capita methane emissions in Iceland
Iceland: Per capita methane emissions was 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
51st
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1974
All-time low
0.9716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Iceland, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Iceland stood at 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Iceland peaked at 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.9716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1910.
That places Iceland 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 48 Suriname 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 52 Bhutan 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 53 Ukraine 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 54 Sudan 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Iceland?
- Per capita methane emissions in Iceland was 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1910.
- How does Iceland rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Iceland ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.