Temperature change in Iceland
In 2025, the land surface of Iceland was 1.47 °C warmer than the 1951 to 1980 average. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2017.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Iceland, 2025
1.47e (Estimate)
Change from 2024
+1.36°C
World, 2025
1.88 °Ce (Estimate)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
2.08 °C
Position in 2025
102nd of 199
Temperature change in Iceland over time
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°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.36 from 0.12 °C in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.34 °C, the figure has changed by +1.13.
- Among the 199 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 102nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.88 °C.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
12.4 t CO2e per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total greenhouse gas emissions
4.8 Mt CO2e
2024 · Eurostat
Agrifood emissions per person
5.90e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
4.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
11.1 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
8.52 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank