Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Iceland
Iceland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Iceland, 1936–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from gas in Iceland stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 10,690.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from gas in Iceland peaked at 0.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1936.
Iceland ranks 124th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 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
- 121 Senegal 0.0% compare
- 122 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 123 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 125 Cyprus 0.0% compare
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 126 Aruba 0.0% compare
- 126 Belize 0.0% compare
- 126 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0% compare
- 126 Botswana 0.0% compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 126 Burundi 0.0% compare
- 126 Curacao 0.0% compare
- 126 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% compare
- 126 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 126 Guinea 0.0% compare
- 126 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 126 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 126 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 126 North Korea 0.0% compare
- 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 126 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0% compare
- 126 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 126 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 126 Zambia 0.0% compare
- 126 Zimbabwe 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 gas in Iceland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from gas 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 gas recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1936.
- How does Iceland rank for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Iceland ranks 124th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,690.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.