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Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Iceland

Iceland: Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change was 0.0225 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0225
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
134th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0543
in 1850
All-time low
0.0225
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Iceland, 1850–2024

00.020.040.06185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Iceland stood at 0.0225. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Iceland peaked at 0.0543 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.0225, in 2024.

That places Iceland 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Iceland, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0543 —
1851 0.0531 -2.3%
1852 0.0519 -2.2%
1853 0.0511 -1.5%
1854 0.0504 -1.4%
1855 0.0497 -1.4%
1856 0.0491 -1.2%
1857 0.0485 -1.2%
1858 0.0479 -1.2%
1859 0.0474 -1.2%
1860 0.047 -0.9%
1861 0.0467 -0.6%
1862 0.0464 -0.6%
1863 0.0461 -0.6%
1864 0.0458 -0.8%
1865 0.0455 -0.7%
1866 0.0451 -0.7%
1867 0.0448 -0.7%
1868 0.0445 -0.7%
1869 0.0442 -0.7%
1870 0.0436 -1.3%
1871 0.043 -1.4%
1872 0.0423 -1.6%
1873 0.0417 -1.6%
1874 0.041 -1.6%
1875 0.0403 -1.6%
1876 0.0397 -1.6%
1877 0.039 -1.6%
1878 0.0384 -1.6%
1879 0.0378 -1.6%
1880 0.0371 -1.6%
1881 0.0366 -1.6%
1882 0.036 -1.6%
1883 0.0354 -1.6%
1884 0.0349 -1.6%
1885 0.0343 -1.5%
1886 0.0338 -1.5%
1887 0.0333 -1.5%
1888 0.0328 -1.5%
1889 0.0323 -1.5%
1890 0.0318 -1.7%
1891 0.0313 -1.7%
1892 0.0307 -1.7%
1893 0.0302 -1.7%
1894 0.0297 -1.7%
1895 0.0292 -1.6%
1896 0.0288 -1.6%
1897 0.0283 -1.6%
1898 0.0278 -1.6%
1899 0.0274 -1.6%
1900 0.0269 -1.6%
1901 0.0265 -1.7%
1902 0.026 -1.7%
1903 0.0256 -1.7%
1904 0.0251 -1.7%
1905 0.0247 -1.8%
1906 0.0242 -2.0%
1907 0.0237 -1.9%
1908 0.0233 -1.9%
1909 0.0228 -1.9%
1910 0.0228 -0.4%
1911 0.0228 +0.1%
1912 0.0229 +0.4%
1913 0.023 +0.7%
1914 0.0232 +0.8%
1915 0.0235 +1.0%
1916 0.0237 +1.1%
1917 0.024 +1.2%
1918 0.0243 +1.3%
1919 0.0247 +1.4%
1920 0.0249 +1.0%
1921 0.0251 +0.9%
1922 0.0253 +0.8%
1923 0.0255 +0.8%
1924 0.0257 +0.8%
1925 0.0259 +0.7%
1926 0.0261 +0.7%
1927 0.0263 +0.7%
1928 0.0265 +0.7%
1929 0.0266 +0.7%
1930 0.0268 +0.7%
1931 0.027 +0.7%
1932 0.0272 +0.7%
1933 0.0274 +0.7%
1934 0.0276 +0.7%
1935 0.0278 +0.7%
1936 0.028 +0.7%
1937 0.0282 +0.7%
1938 0.0283 +0.7%
1939 0.0285 +0.7%
1940 0.0287 +0.5%
1941 0.0288 +0.4%
1942 0.0289 +0.4%
1943 0.029 +0.4%
1944 0.0291 +0.4%
1945 0.0292 +0.4%
1946 0.0293 +0.4%
1947 0.0295 +0.4%
1948 0.0296 +0.4%
1949 0.0297 +0.4%
1950 0.0298 +0.5%
1951 0.03 +0.6%
1952 0.0302 +0.8%
1953 0.0305 +0.9%
1954 0.0308 +1.0%
1955 0.0311 +1.0%
1956 0.0315 +1.1%
1957 0.0318 +1.1%
1958 0.0322 +1.2%
1959 0.0325 +1.1%
1960 0.0327 +0.4%
1961 0.0327 +0.2%
1962 0.0328 +0.1%
1963 0.0328 -0.0%
1964 0.0327 -0.0%
1965 0.0327 -0.1%
1966 0.0327 -0.1%
1967 0.0326 -0.2%
1968 0.0325 -0.3%
1969 0.0323 -0.7%
1970 0.0321 -0.7%
1971 0.0319 -0.6%
1972 0.0317 -0.7%
1973 0.0315 -0.7%
1974 0.0312 -0.7%
1975 0.031 -0.7%
1976 0.0308 -0.7%
1977 0.0305 -0.8%
1978 0.0302 -0.8%
1979 0.03 -0.7%
1980 0.0298 -0.8%
1981 0.0296 -0.7%
1982 0.0294 -0.7%
1983 0.0292 -0.7%
1984 0.0289 -0.8%
1985 0.0287 -0.9%
1986 0.0284 -0.9%
1987 0.0282 -0.8%
1988 0.028 -0.8%
1989 0.0278 -0.7%
1990 0.0276 -0.7%
1991 0.0274 -0.7%
1992 0.0272 -0.7%
1993 0.027 -0.7%
1994 0.0268 -0.8%
1995 0.0266 -0.7%
1996 0.0264 -0.7%
1997 0.0262 -1.0%
1998 0.026 -0.8%
1999 0.0258 -0.8%
2000 0.0256 -0.7%
2001 0.0254 -0.6%
2002 0.0252 -0.7%
2003 0.025 -0.8%
2004 0.0249 -0.7%
2005 0.0247 -0.6%
2006 0.0245 -0.7%
2007 0.0244 -0.6%
2008 0.0242 -0.6%
2009 0.0241 -0.7%
2010 0.024 -0.3%
2011 0.0238 -0.6%
2012 0.0237 -0.6%
2013 0.0236 -0.6%
2014 0.0234 -0.6%
2015 0.0233 -0.6%
2016 0.0232 -0.5%
2017 0.0231 -0.4%
2018 0.023 -0.4%
2019 0.0229 -0.4%
2020 0.0228 -0.4%
2021 0.0227 -0.4%
2022 0.0227 -0.4%
2023 0.0226 -0.4%
2024 0.0225 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0503 0.0474 0.0543 10
1860s 0.0456 0.0442 0.047 10
1870s 0.0407 0.0378 0.0436 10
1880s 0.0347 0.0323 0.0371 10
1890s 0.0295 0.0274 0.0318 10
1900s 0.0249 0.0228 0.0269 10
1910s 0.0235 0.0228 0.0247 10
1920s 0.0258 0.0249 0.0266 10
1930s 0.0277 0.0268 0.0285 10
1940s 0.0292 0.0287 0.0297 10
1950s 0.031 0.0298 0.0325 10
1960s 0.0326 0.0323 0.0328 10
1970s 0.0311 0.03 0.0321 10
1980s 0.0288 0.0278 0.0298 10
1990s 0.0267 0.0258 0.0276 10
2000s 0.0248 0.0241 0.0256 10
2010s 0.0234 0.0229 0.024 10
2020s 0.0227 0.0225 0.0228 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Iceland?
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Iceland was 0.0225 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0543 in 1850.
What is the lowest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 in 2024.
How does Iceland rank for share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change?
Iceland ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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