Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iceland
Iceland: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change in Iceland stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iceland peaked at 0.0% in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
That places Iceland 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 0.0% | — |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -21.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -13.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -33.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 11% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 13% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | -33.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 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
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 including land-use change in Iceland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1958.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Iceland rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Iceland ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.