Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Iceland
Greenhouse gas emissions in Iceland were 11.1 t CO2e per person in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
11.1
Change from 2023
+0.6%
World, 2024
6.4 t CO2e per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
7.7 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
27th of 203
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Iceland over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.1 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 11.0 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 11.3 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 11.4 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 11.5 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 12.0 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 12.7 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 13.1 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 13.0 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 14.6 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 14.2 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 15.1 t CO2e per person | 6.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 15.1 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 15.2 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 15.7 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 15.9 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 15.9 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 15.3 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 14.5 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 14.2 t CO2e per person | 6.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 14.7 t CO2e per person | 5.9 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 14.6 t CO2e per person | 5.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 14.8 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 14.2 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 14.0 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6% from 11.0 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 14.2 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −21.9%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
12.4 t CO2e per person
2024 · Eurostat
CO2 emissions per person
8.52 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
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