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 6.56 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% | 0.01% |
| 2023 | 4,246,051 | 3,219,982 | 502,281 | 267,359 | 256,430 | 12.1 | −1.29% | 0.01% |
| 2022 | 4,301,723 | 3,239,411 | 518,812 | 270,950 | 272,551 | 12.36 | 0.97% | 0.01% |
| 2021 | 4,260,353 | 3,163,653 | 536,014 | 279,829 | 280,857 | 12.31 | 0.77% | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 4,227,769 | 3,071,715 | 547,238 | 291,534 | 317,282 | 12.32 | −2.51% | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 4,336,512 | 3,176,824 | 542,164 | 296,574 | 320,950 | 12.73 | −3.11% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 4,475,516 | 3,294,624 | 568,356 | 301,327 | 311,209 | 13.25 | −0.72% | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 4,507,901 | 3,329,909 | 576,915 | 304,060 | 297,017 | 13.46 | 3.45% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 4,357,676 | 3,178,862 | 585,955 | 298,354 | 294,506 | 13.11 | −9.94% | 0.01% |
| 2015 | 4,838,419 | 3,629,167 | 591,918 | 309,208 | 308,126 | 14.65 | 4.21% | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 4,642,762 | 3,463,851 | 585,360 | 308,902 | 284,649 | 14.13 | −5.2% | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 4,897,678 | 3,710,575 | 567,904 | 298,802 | 320,398 | 14.98 | 0.81% | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 4,858,270 | 3,645,099 | 577,854 | 326,915 | 308,403 | 14.92 | −0.12% | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 4,864,312 | 3,603,832 | 597,847 | 328,634 | 333,999 | 15.04 | −2.72% | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 5,000,357 | 3,736,402 | 617,105 | 330,346 | 316,504 | 15.61 | −1.3% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 5,065,983 | 3,827,400 | 625,649 | 331,368 | 281,566 | 16.03 | 0.31% | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 5,050,325 | 3,779,812 | 631,997 | 330,299 | 308,218 | 16.25 | 6.21% | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 4,755,050 | 3,475,126 | 637,277 | 329,476 | 313,171 | 15.58 | 8.13% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 4,397,430 | 3,241,711 | 628,711 | 332,127 | 194,881 | 14.67 | 4.37% | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 4,213,407 | 3,127,382 | 595,712 | 330,008 | 160,305 | 14.28 | −2.06% | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 4,301,905 | 3,175,686 | 600,890 | 329,785 | 195,543 | 14.78 | 2% | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 4,217,753 | 3,100,039 | 597,178 | 331,641 | 188,896 | 14.65 | −0.63% | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 4,244,563 | 3,128,898 | 596,077 | 331,145 | 188,443 | 14.88 | 4.83% | 0.01% |
| 2001 | 4,049,081 | 2,957,606 | 597,683 | 328,812 | 164,980 | 14.31 | 2.82% | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 3,938,044 | 2,852,417 | 588,027 | 318,943 | 178,656 | 14.04 | 2.83% | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 3,829,539 | 2,740,976 | 593,076 | 325,651 | 169,836 | 13.78 | 1.58% | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 3,769,978 | 2,708,222 | 587,383 | 323,824 | 150,549 | 13.69 | 4.26% | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 3,615,770 | 2,624,697 | 577,358 | 321,052 | 92,663 | 13.26 | −1.74% | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 3,679,910 | 2,708,649 | 570,421 | 326,442 | 74,398 | 13.62 | 8.89% | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 3,379,351 | 2,440,428 | 558,981 | 314,123 | 65,819 | 12.63 | −5.07% | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 3,559,873 | 2,520,662 | 556,817 | 325,822 | 156,573 | 13.43 | 3.9% | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 3,426,408 | 2,406,917 | 543,489 | 328,036 | 147,966 | 13.05 | 3.61% | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 3,307,050 | 2,305,953 | 539,260 | 322,923 | 138,914 | 12.71 | −24.63% | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 4,387,991 | 2,291,486 | 533,529 | 329,501 | 1,233,476 | 17.03 | −0.58% | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 4,413,428 | 2,339,621 | 533,533 | 335,479 | 1,204,796 | 17.3 | −0.45% | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 4,433,269 | 2,299,317 | 535,518 | 385,504 | 1,212,930 | 17.56 | 2.5% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 4,325,201 | 2,299,129 | 538,757 | 383,940 | 1,103,375 | 17.32 | 2.74% | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 4,209,976 | 2,178,194 | 543,653 | 383,054 | 1,105,075 | 17.04 | 3.35% | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 4,073,367 | 2,140,235 | 557,694 | 387,569 | 987,869 | 16.67 | 1.2% | 0.01% |
| 1985 | 4,024,913 | 2,133,140 | 566,520 | 386,565 | 938,688 | 16.66 | −4.5% | 0.01% |
| 1984 | 4,214,754 | 2,243,967 | 561,554 | 380,815 | 1,028,418 | 17.65 | 7.41% | 0.01% |
| 1983 | 3,924,019 | 2,019,170 | 551,038 | 380,221 | 973,590 | 16.63 | 1.45% | 0.01% |
| 1982 | 3,867,856 | 1,977,838 | 549,270 | 378,114 | 962,634 | 16.58 | −7.29% | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 4,171,957 | 2,338,251 | 565,818 | 325,740 | 942,148 | 18.09 | −1.74% | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 4,245,630 | 2,430,822 | 557,620 | 322,762 | 934,427 | 18.6 | −4.82% | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 4,460,466 | 2,626,114 | 588,156 | 338,688 | 907,508 | 19.73 | 1.05% | 0.02% |
| 1978 | 4,413,961 | 2,539,064 | 591,236 | 345,815 | 937,846 | 19.69 | 2.94% | 0.02% |
| 1977 | 4,287,723 | 2,463,997 | 582,528 | 339,835 | 901,364 | 19.29 | 3.6% | 0.02% |
| 1976 | 4,138,809 | 2,394,300 | 576,950 | 336,805 | 830,754 | 18.79 | 2.34% | 0.02% |
| 1975 | 4,044,256 | 2,371,901 | 581,321 | 339,690 | 751,344 | 18.55 | −6.13% | 0.02% |
| 1974 | 4,308,247 | 2,526,971 | 578,398 | 331,924 | 870,954 | 19.99 | −1.63% | 0.02% |
| 1973 | 4,379,447 | 2,581,783 | 570,009 | 319,799 | 907,855 | 20.58 | 18.92% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 3,682,783 | 2,245,088 | 549,105 | 309,026 | 579,563 | 17.54 | 9.07% | 0.02% |
| 1971 | 3,376,459 | 2,031,776 | 525,752 | 296,628 | 522,303 | 16.3 | 4.31% | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 3,236,833 | 1,933,379 | 522,444 | 299,426 | 481,585 | 15.83 | – | 0.01% |
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).