Iceland CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
3,292,971
tons
Year-over-Year
+2.27%
increase
Global Share
0.01%
Per Capita
9.33
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Iceland were 3,292,971 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 2.27% over the previous year, representing an increase by 72,989 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 3,219,982 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Iceland are equivalent to 9.33 tons per person, an increase by 0.15 over the figure of 9.17 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 1.7% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Iceland
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,292,971 | 2.27% | 9.33 | 0.0083% |
| 2023 | 3,219,982 | −0.6% | 9.17 | 0.0082% |
| 2022 | 3,239,411 | 2.39% | 9.31 | 0.0084% |
| 2021 | 3,163,653 | 2.99% | 9.14 | 0.0083% |
| 2020 | 3,071,715 | −3.31% | 8.95 | 0.0085% |
| 2019 | 3,176,824 | −3.58% | 9.33 | 0.0084% |
| 2018 | 3,294,624 | −1.06% | 9.75 | 0.0087% |
| 2017 | 3,329,909 | 4.75% | 9.94 | 0.0090% |
| 2016 | 3,178,862 | −12.41% | 9.56 | 0.0087% |
| 2015 | 3,629,167 | 4.77% | 10.99 | 0.0100% |
| 2014 | 3,463,851 | −6.65% | 10.55 | 0.0095% |
| 2013 | 3,710,575 | 1.8% | 11.35 | 0.010% |
| 2012 | 3,645,099 | 1.15% | 11.2 | 0.010% |
| 2011 | 3,603,832 | −3.55% | 11.14 | 0.010% |
| 2010 | 3,736,402 | −2.38% | 11.66 | 0.011% |
| 2009 | 3,827,400 | 1.26% | 12.11 | 0.012% |
| 2008 | 3,779,812 | 8.77% | 12.16 | 0.012% |
| 2007 | 3,475,126 | 7.2% | 11.39 | 0.011% |
| 2006 | 3,241,711 | 3.66% | 10.82 | 0.010% |
| 2005 | 3,127,382 | −1.52% | 10.6 | 0.010% |
| 2004 | 3,175,686 | 2.44% | 10.91 | 0.011% |
| 2003 | 3,100,039 | −0.92% | 10.77 | 0.011% |
| 2002 | 3,128,898 | 5.79% | 10.97 | 0.012% |
| 2001 | 2,957,606 | 3.69% | 10.45 | 0.011% |
| 2000 | 2,852,417 | 4.07% | 10.17 | 0.011% |
| 1999 | 2,740,976 | 1.21% | 9.86 | 0.011% |
| 1998 | 2,708,222 | 3.18% | 9.84 | 0.011% |
| 1997 | 2,624,697 | −3.1% | 9.62 | 0.011% |
| 1996 | 2,708,649 | 10.99% | 10.03 | 0.011% |
| 1995 | 2,440,428 | −3.18% | 9.12 | 0.010% |
| 1994 | 2,520,662 | 4.73% | 9.51 | 0.011% |
| 1993 | 2,406,917 | 4.38% | 9.16 | 0.011% |
| 1992 | 2,305,953 | 0.63% | 8.86 | 0.010% |
| 1991 | 2,291,486 | −2.06% | 8.89 | 0.010% |
| 1990 | 2,339,621 | 1.75% | 9.17 | 0.010% |
| 1989 | 2,299,317 | 0.01% | 9.11 | 0.010% |
| 1988 | 2,299,129 | 5.55% | 9.21 | 0.010% |
| 1987 | 2,178,194 | 1.77% | 8.82 | 0.010% |
| 1986 | 2,140,235 | 0.33% | 8.76 | 0.010% |
| 1985 | 2,133,140 | −4.94% | 8.83 | 0.011% |
| 1984 | 2,243,967 | 11.13% | 9.4 | 0.011% |
| 1983 | 2,019,170 | 2.09% | 8.56 | 0.010% |
| 1982 | 1,977,838 | −15.41% | 8.48 | 0.010% |
| 1981 | 2,338,251 | −3.81% | 10.14 | 0.012% |
| 1980 | 2,430,822 | −7.44% | 10.65 | 0.012% |
| 1979 | 2,626,114 | 3.43% | 11.61 | 0.013% |
| 1978 | 2,539,064 | 3.05% | 11.33 | 0.013% |
| 1977 | 2,463,997 | 2.91% | 11.09 | 0.013% |
| 1976 | 2,394,300 | 0.94% | 10.87 | 0.013% |
| 1975 | 2,371,901 | −6.14% | 10.88 | 0.014% |
| 1974 | 2,526,971 | −2.12% | 11.72 | 0.015% |
| 1973 | 2,581,783 | 15% | 12.13 | 0.015% |
| 1972 | 2,245,088 | 10.5% | 10.69 | 0.014% |
| 1971 | 2,031,776 | 5.09% | 9.81 | 0.013% |
| 1970 | 1,933,379 | – | 9.46 | 0.012% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).