Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Iceland
Iceland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Iceland, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Iceland is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Iceland peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Iceland 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2008)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Iceland?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Iceland was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Iceland ranks 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.