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.
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
- 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 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.