CO2 emissions per person in Iceland
Carbon dioxide emissions in Iceland were 8.52 t CO2 per person in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
8.52
Change from 2023
+2.0%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5.65 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
25th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Iceland over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.52 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 8.35 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 8.48 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 8.49 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 8.38 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 8.81 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 9.34 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 9.70 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 9.48 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 10.97 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 10.58 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 11.46 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 11.37 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 11.30 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 11.75 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 12.02 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 11.91 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 11.15 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 10.67 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 10.54 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 10.87 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 10.71 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 10.88 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 10.38 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 10.14 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0% from 8.35 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.58 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −19.5%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
11.1 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
12.4 t CO2e per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total greenhouse gas emissions
4.8 Mt CO2e
2024 · Eurostat
Temperature change
1.47e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
5.90e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
4.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank