Share of cumulative co2 in Iceland
Iceland: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.0093 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0093
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
135th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0093
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1936
Years of data
87
1936–2024
Share of cumulative co2 in Iceland, 1936–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co2 in Iceland stood at 0.0093. That is the highest value across all 87 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Iceland peaked at 0.0093 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1936.
Iceland ranks 135th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 87 years of available data.
Share of cumulative co2 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | +78.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0003 | +967.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0005 | +83.5% |
| 1942 | 0.0007 | +45.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0009 | +32.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0011 | +22.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0013 | +16.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0015 | +16.5% |
| 1947 | 0.0018 | +16.0% |
| 1948 | 0.002 | +16.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0023 | +13.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0026 | +11.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0028 | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 0.003 | +8.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0033 | +9.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0035 | +6.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0038 | +6.9% |
| 1956 | 0.004 | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0042 | +5.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0045 | +6.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0048 | +6.3% |
| 1960 | 0.005 | +5.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0052 | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0054 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.006 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0063 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0067 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0068 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0069 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.007 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0071 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0072 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0074 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0075 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0075 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0076 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0078 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0078 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0079 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0079 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.008 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.008 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.008 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0081 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0083 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0086 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0088 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.009 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0092 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0092 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0092 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0093 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0093 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0093 | +0.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0093 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0936, 10% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0093 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1545, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative co2 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 | +967.9% | 0 | 0.0003 |
| 1941 | +83.5% | 0.0003 | 0.0005 |
| 1937 | +78.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | +45.9% | 0.0005 | 0.0007 |
| 1943 | +32.4% | 0.0007 | 0.0009 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.0012 | 0.0003 | 0.0023 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0037 | 0.0026 | 0.0048 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0059 | 0.005 | 0.0067 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 | 0.0068 | 0.0076 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 | 0.0077 | 0.0079 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0082 | 0.008 | 0.0085 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0088 | 0.0086 | 0.0091 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 | 0.0091 | 0.0093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 | 0.0093 | 0.0093 | 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 cumulative co2 in Iceland?
- Share of cumulative co2 in Iceland was 0.0093 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1936.
- How does Iceland rank for share of cumulative co2?
- Iceland ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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