Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Iceland
Iceland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Iceland, 1936–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 87 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Iceland peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1936.
That places Iceland 101st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 87 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 0.0% | — |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +79.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +823.4% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +79.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +43.1% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +31.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +21.7% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +15.5% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 7% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 3% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +823.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1941 | +79.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1937 | +79.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1942 | +43.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1943 | +31.3% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Iceland?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1936.
- How does Iceland rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Iceland ranks 101st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.