Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Iceland
Iceland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
World rank
146th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1959
All-time low
0.0%
in 1880
Years of data
145
1880–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Iceland, 1880–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 145 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland peaked at 0.0% in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1880.
Iceland ranks 146th of 211 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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- 146 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 146 Antarctica 0.0% compare
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 146 Aruba 0.0% compare
- 146 Bahamas 0.0% compare
- 146 Belize 0.0% compare
- 146 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0% compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 146 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 146 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 146 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 146 Christmas Island 0.0% compare
- 146 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 146 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0% compare
- 146 Curacao 0.0% compare
- 146 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 146 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% compare
- 146 Estonia 0.0% compare
- 146 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 146 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
- 146 Gambia 0.0% compare
- 146 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 146 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 146 Guinea 0.0% compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 146 Kiribati 0.0% compare
- 146 Lesotho 0.0% compare
- 146 Macao 0.0% compare
- 146 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 146 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 146 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 146 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 146 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 146 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 146 Nauru 0.0% compare
- 146 Netherlands 0.0% compare
- 146 Niue 0.0% compare
- 146 Palau 0.0% compare
- 146 Palestine 0.0% compare
- 146 Papua New Guinea 0.0% compare
- 146 Saint Helena 0.0% compare
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 146 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 146 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 146 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 146 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 146 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0% compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 146 Somalia 0.0% compare
- 146 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 146 Tonga 0.0% compare
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 146 Tuvalu 0.0% compare
- 146 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
- 146 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Iceland was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1959.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1880.
- How does Iceland rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Iceland ranks 146th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.