Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland
Iceland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland peaked at 0.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places Iceland 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +30.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -39.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +35.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +30.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 3.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 63 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 64 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% compare
- 66 Mozambique 0.0% compare
- 67 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 68 Bahrain 0.0% compare
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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring 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 flaring recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Iceland rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Iceland ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.