Iceland Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
4.282.411
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0,86%
increase
Global Share
0,01%
Per Capita
12,13
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Iceland were 4.282.411 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0,86% over the previous year, representing an increase by 36.359 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 4.246.051 tons.
- Per capita: 12,13 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Iceland accounts for 0,01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.282.411 | 3.292.971 | 480.704 | 264.520 | 244.216 | 12,13 | 0,86% | 0,0080% |
| 2023 | 4.246.051 | 3.219.982 | 502.281 | 267.359 | 256.430 | 12,1 | −1,29% | 0,0081% |
| 2022 | 4.301.723 | 3.239.411 | 518.812 | 270.950 | 272.551 | 12,36 | 0,97% | 0,0083% |
| 2021 | 4.260.353 | 3.163.653 | 536.014 | 279.829 | 280.857 | 12,31 | 0,77% | 0,0083% |
| 2020 | 4.227.769 | 3.071.715 | 547.238 | 291.534 | 317.282 | 12,32 | −2,51% | 0,0086% |
| 2019 | 4.336.512 | 3.176.824 | 542.164 | 296.574 | 320.950 | 12,73 | −3,11% | 0,0085% |
| 2018 | 4.475.516 | 3.294.624 | 568.356 | 301.327 | 311.209 | 13,25 | −0,72% | 0,0089% |
| 2017 | 4.507.901 | 3.329.909 | 576.915 | 304.060 | 297.017 | 13,46 | 3,45% | 0,0091% |
| 2016 | 4.357.676 | 3.178.862 | 585.955 | 298.354 | 294.506 | 13,11 | −9,94% | 0,0090% |
| 2015 | 4.838.419 | 3.629.167 | 591.918 | 309.208 | 308.126 | 14,65 | 4,21% | 0,0100% |
| 2014 | 4.642.762 | 3.463.851 | 585.360 | 308.902 | 284.649 | 14,13 | −5,2% | 0,0096% |
| 2013 | 4.897.678 | 3.710.575 | 567.904 | 298.802 | 320.398 | 14,98 | 0,81% | 0,010% |
| 2012 | 4.858.270 | 3.645.099 | 577.854 | 326.915 | 308.403 | 14,92 | −0,12% | 0,010% |
| 2011 | 4.864.312 | 3.603.832 | 597.847 | 328.634 | 333.999 | 15,04 | −2,72% | 0,010% |
| 2010 | 5.000.357 | 3.736.402 | 617.105 | 330.346 | 316.504 | 15,61 | −1,3% | 0,011% |
| 2009 | 5.065.983 | 3.827.400 | 625.649 | 331.368 | 281.566 | 16,03 | 0,31% | 0,012% |
| 2008 | 5.050.325 | 3.779.812 | 631.997 | 330.299 | 308.218 | 16,25 | 6,21% | 0,012% |
| 2007 | 4.755.050 | 3.475.126 | 637.277 | 329.476 | 313.171 | 15,58 | 8,13% | 0,011% |
| 2006 | 4.397.430 | 3.241.711 | 628.711 | 332.127 | 194.881 | 14,67 | 4,37% | 0,010% |
| 2005 | 4.213.407 | 3.127.382 | 595.712 | 330.008 | 160.305 | 14,28 | −2,06% | 0,010% |
| 2004 | 4.301.905 | 3.175.686 | 600.890 | 329.785 | 195.543 | 14,78 | 2% | 0,011% |
| 2003 | 4.217.753 | 3.100.039 | 597.178 | 331.641 | 188.896 | 14,65 | −0,63% | 0,011% |
| 2002 | 4.244.563 | 3.128.898 | 596.077 | 331.145 | 188.443 | 14,88 | 4,83% | 0,012% |
| 2001 | 4.049.081 | 2.957.606 | 597.683 | 328.812 | 164.980 | 14,31 | 2,82% | 0,011% |
| 2000 | 3.938.044 | 2.852.417 | 588.027 | 318.943 | 178.656 | 14,04 | 2,83% | 0,011% |
| 1999 | 3.829.539 | 2.740.976 | 593.076 | 325.651 | 169.836 | 13,78 | 1,58% | 0,011% |
| 1998 | 3.769.978 | 2.708.222 | 587.383 | 323.824 | 150.549 | 13,69 | 4,26% | 0,011% |
| 1997 | 3.615.770 | 2.624.697 | 577.358 | 321.052 | 92.663 | 13,26 | −1,74% | 0,010% |
| 1996 | 3.679.910 | 2.708.649 | 570.421 | 326.442 | 74.398 | 13,62 | 8,89% | 0,011% |
| 1995 | 3.379.351 | 2.440.428 | 558.981 | 314.123 | 65.819 | 12,63 | −5,07% | 0,010% |
| 1994 | 3.559.873 | 2.520.662 | 556.817 | 325.822 | 156.573 | 13,43 | 3,9% | 0,011% |
| 1993 | 3.426.408 | 2.406.917 | 543.489 | 328.036 | 147.966 | 13,05 | 3,61% | 0,011% |
| 1992 | 3.307.050 | 2.305.953 | 539.260 | 322.923 | 138.914 | 12,71 | −24,63% | 0,010% |
| 1991 | 4.387.991 | 2.291.486 | 533.529 | 329.501 | 1.233.476 | 17,03 | −0,58% | 0,014% |
| 1990 | 4.413.428 | 2.339.621 | 533.533 | 335.479 | 1.204.796 | 17,3 | −0,45% | 0,014% |
| 1989 | 4.433.269 | 2.299.317 | 535.518 | 385.504 | 1.212.930 | 17,56 | 2,5% | 0,014% |
| 1988 | 4.325.201 | 2.299.129 | 538.757 | 383.940 | 1.103.375 | 17,32 | 2,74% | 0,014% |
| 1987 | 4.209.976 | 2.178.194 | 543.653 | 383.054 | 1.105.075 | 17,04 | 3,35% | 0,014% |
| 1986 | 4.073.367 | 2.140.235 | 557.694 | 387.569 | 987.869 | 16,67 | 1,2% | 0,014% |
| 1985 | 4.024.913 | 2.133.140 | 566.520 | 386.565 | 938.688 | 16,66 | −4,5% | 0,014% |
| 1984 | 4.214.754 | 2.243.967 | 561.554 | 380.815 | 1.028.418 | 17,65 | 7,41% | 0,015% |
| 1983 | 3.924.019 | 2.019.170 | 551.038 | 380.221 | 973.590 | 16,63 | 1,45% | 0,014% |
| 1982 | 3.867.856 | 1.977.838 | 549.270 | 378.114 | 962.634 | 16,58 | −7,29% | 0,014% |
| 1981 | 4.171.957 | 2.338.251 | 565.818 | 325.740 | 942.148 | 18,09 | −1,74% | 0,015% |
| 1980 | 4.245.630 | 2.430.822 | 557.620 | 322.762 | 934.427 | 18,6 | −4,82% | 0,015% |
| 1979 | 4.460.466 | 2.626.114 | 588.156 | 338.688 | 907.508 | 19,73 | 1,05% | 0,016% |
| 1978 | 4.413.961 | 2.539.064 | 591.236 | 345.815 | 937.846 | 19,69 | 2,94% | 0,016% |
| 1977 | 4.287.723 | 2.463.997 | 582.528 | 339.835 | 901.364 | 19,29 | 3,6% | 0,016% |
| 1976 | 4.138.809 | 2.394.300 | 576.950 | 336.805 | 830.754 | 18,79 | 2,34% | 0,016% |
| 1975 | 4.044.256 | 2.371.901 | 581.321 | 339.690 | 751.344 | 18,55 | −6,13% | 0,016% |
| 1974 | 4.308.247 | 2.526.971 | 578.398 | 331.924 | 870.954 | 19,99 | −1,63% | 0,017% |
| 1973 | 4.379.447 | 2.581.783 | 570.009 | 319.799 | 907.855 | 20,58 | 18,92% | 0,017% |
| 1972 | 3.682.783 | 2.245.088 | 549.105 | 309.026 | 579.563 | 17,54 | 9,07% | 0,015% |
| 1971 | 3.376.459 | 2.031.776 | 525.752 | 296.628 | 522.303 | 16,3 | 4,31% | 0,015% |
| 1970 | 3.236.833 | 1.933.379 | 522.444 | 299.426 | 481.585 | 15,83 | – | 0,014% |
See also
- Iceland CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Iceland
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).