Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland
Iceland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland, 1990–2024
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 flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 78th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +107.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +47.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +39.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 91% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +107.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +47.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 76 Austria 0.0% compare
- 77 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 79 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0% compare
- 80 South Africa 0.0% compare
- 81 Moldova 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Iceland?
- Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Iceland ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.