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Share global ghg emissions in Iceland

Iceland: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0093 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0093
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
161st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0271
in 1959
All-time low
0.0016
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Iceland, 1850–2024

00.010.020.03185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global ghg emissions in Iceland stood at 0.0093.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Iceland peaked at 0.0271 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.0016, in 1909.

That places Iceland 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Iceland, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0188 —
1851 0.0181 -3.4%
1852 0.0175 -3.4%
1853 0.0172 -1.8%
1854 0.0167 -3.0%
1855 0.0163 -2.5%
1856 0.0159 -2.0%
1857 0.0156 -2.3%
1858 0.0153 -1.8%
1859 0.0149 -2.5%
1860 0.0142 -4.7%
1861 0.0138 -2.7%
1862 0.0135 -2.7%
1863 0.0129 -4.0%
1864 0.0123 -5.0%
1865 0.012 -2.6%
1866 0.0115 -4.1%
1867 0.0111 -3.1%
1868 0.0108 -3.3%
1869 0.0104 -3.7%
1870 0.0094 -9.5%
1871 0.0089 -4.7%
1872 0.0084 -6.2%
1873 0.0081 -3.5%
1874 0.0079 -2.6%
1875 0.0077 -2.8%
1876 0.0075 -2.4%
1877 0.0072 -3.2%
1878 0.0071 -2.5%
1879 0.0068 -3.4%
1880 0.0065 -4.4%
1881 0.0064 -2.4%
1882 0.0061 -4.2%
1883 0.0058 -4.1%
1884 0.0057 -2.5%
1885 0.0056 -2.5%
1886 0.0054 -2.6%
1887 0.0052 -4.2%
1888 0.005 -4.3%
1889 0.0048 -3.3%
1890 0.0043 -9.8%
1891 0.0042 -3.3%
1892 0.0041 -1.2%
1893 0.0041 -1.7%
1894 0.0039 -3.3%
1895 0.0038 -2.5%
1896 0.0037 -2.3%
1897 0.0036 -3.5%
1898 0.0035 -3.3%
1899 0.0033 -4.6%
1900 0.0032 -4.1%
1901 0.003 -5.1%
1902 0.003 -2.1%
1903 0.0028 -4.8%
1904 0.0026 -6.3%
1905 0.0022 -15.7%
1906 0.0019 -16.5%
1907 0.0018 -1.4%
1908 0.0018 -4.0%
1909 0.0016 -7.2%
1910 0.0065 +295.8%
1911 0.0085 +31.5%
1912 0.0099 +16.8%
1913 0.0111 +11.2%
1914 0.0127 +15.2%
1915 0.014 +9.7%
1916 0.0146 +4.7%
1917 0.0155 +5.9%
1918 0.0167 +7.6%
1919 0.0185 +10.9%
1920 0.0164 -11.3%
1921 0.017 +3.9%
1922 0.0168 -1.3%
1923 0.0162 -3.9%
1924 0.0165 +1.9%
1925 0.0164 -0.4%
1926 0.0167 +1.8%
1927 0.0163 -2.4%
1928 0.0164 +0.8%
1929 0.0161 -1.6%
1930 0.017 +5.1%
1931 0.0177 +4.5%
1932 0.0185 +4.5%
1933 0.0186 +0.6%
1934 0.0183 -1.6%
1935 0.0184 +0.2%
1936 0.018 -1.8%
1937 0.0179 -0.8%
1938 0.0183 +2.4%
1939 0.0182 -0.7%
1940 0.0201 +10.2%
1941 0.0195 -2.8%
1942 0.0198 +1.4%
1943 0.02 +1.0%
1944 0.0199 -0.4%
1945 0.0212 +6.7%
1946 0.0214 +0.8%
1947 0.0213 -0.5%
1948 0.0218 +2.6%
1949 0.0224 +2.8%
1950 0.0222 -1.0%
1951 0.0219 -1.5%
1952 0.0238 +8.8%
1953 0.0255 +7.2%
1954 0.0251 -1.6%
1955 0.0256 +1.7%
1956 0.0259 +1.4%
1957 0.0261 +0.6%
1958 0.0271 +3.8%
1959 0.0271 +0.2%
1960 0.0235 -13.3%
1961 0.0214 -8.8%
1962 0.0209 -2.3%
1963 0.0201 -3.9%
1964 0.0192 -4.6%
1965 0.0186 -2.9%
1966 0.0184 -1.2%
1967 0.0172 -6.7%
1968 0.0168 -2.2%
1969 0.0125 -25.8%
1970 0.0119 -4.6%
1971 0.0119 +0.1%
1972 0.0114 -4.2%
1973 0.0118 +3.4%
1974 0.0116 -1.7%
1975 0.011 -5.0%
1976 0.0108 -2.0%
1977 0.0108 +0.2%
1978 0.0106 -2.3%
1979 0.0106 +0.2%
1980 0.0099 -5.9%
1981 0.0099 -0.0%
1982 0.0094 -5.3%
1983 0.0091 -3.2%
1984 0.0096 +4.8%
1985 0.0087 -8.6%
1986 0.009 +3.0%
1987 0.009 +0.3%
1988 0.0089 -1.8%
1989 0.009 +2.0%
1990 0.0096 +6.0%
1991 0.0091 -4.7%
1992 0.0096 +4.5%
1993 0.01 +4.4%
1994 0.0096 -4.0%
1995 0.0097 +1.4%
1996 0.0097 -0.5%
1997 0.0094 -2.8%
1998 0.0097 +3.6%
1999 0.0102 +4.6%
2000 0.0103 +0.9%
2001 0.0102 -1.0%
2002 0.0102 +0.0%
2003 0.0095 -6.9%
2004 0.0097 +2.5%
2005 0.0095 -2.1%
2006 0.0095 +0.2%
2007 0.0101 +6.2%
2008 0.0106 +5.1%
2009 0.0103 -3.3%
2010 0.0113 +10.5%
2011 0.0092 -18.6%
2012 0.0091 -1.0%
2013 0.009 -1.0%
2014 0.009 -0.9%
2015 0.0092 +2.8%
2016 0.0094 +1.6%
2017 0.0096 +2.7%
2018 0.0096 +0.1%
2019 0.0093 -3.5%
2020 0.0091 -1.7%
2021 0.0091 -0.7%
2022 0.0091 +0.7%
2023 0.0088 -3.2%
2024 0.0093 +5.2%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.0093 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0873, 11% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.0093 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0934, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1910 +295.8% 0.0016 0.0065
1911 +31.5% 0.0065 0.0085
1969 -25.8% 0.0168 0.0125

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0166 0.0149 0.0188 10
1860s 0.0122 0.0104 0.0142 10
1870s 0.0079 0.0068 0.0094 10
1880s 0.0056 0.0048 0.0065 10
1890s 0.0039 0.0033 0.0043 10
1900s 0.0024 0.0016 0.0032 10
1910s 0.0128 0.0065 0.0185 10
1920s 0.0165 0.0161 0.017 10
1930s 0.0181 0.017 0.0186 10
1940s 0.0207 0.0195 0.0224 10
1950s 0.025 0.0219 0.0271 10
1960s 0.0189 0.0125 0.0235 10
1970s 0.0112 0.0106 0.0119 10
1980s 0.0093 0.0087 0.0099 10
1990s 0.0097 0.0091 0.0102 10
2000s 0.01 0.0095 0.0106 10
2010s 0.0095 0.009 0.0113 10
2020s 0.0091 0.0088 0.0093 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 158 Lesotho 0.0113 compare
  2. 159 Suriname 0.0104 compare
  3. 160 Mauritius 0.01 compare
  4. 162 East Timor 0.009 compare
  5. 163 Bahamas 0.0064 compare
  6. 164 Solomon Islands 0.0062 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Iceland?
Share global ghg emissions in Iceland was 0.0093 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0271 in 1959.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 in 1909.
How does Iceland rank for share global ghg emissions?
Iceland ranks 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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