Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes in Iceland
Iceland: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.0037 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes in Iceland, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes in Iceland stood at 0.0037 Mt CO2e.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes in Iceland peaked at 0.0061 Mt CO2e in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 Mt CO2e, in 1992.
Iceland ranks 57th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0043 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0056 Mt CO2e | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.005 Mt CO2e | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | -19.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | -48.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.003 Mt CO2e | +57.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | -22.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +31.2% |
| 1994 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | +54.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0037 Mt CO2e is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0232 Mt CO2e, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0037 Mt CO2e is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0066 Mt CO2e, 56% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +57.9% | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 0.003 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | +54.5% | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 0.0034 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 Mt CO2e | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes in Iceland?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes in Iceland was 0.0037 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 Mt CO2e in 1973.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 Mt CO2e in 1992.
- How does Iceland rank for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes?
- Iceland ranks 57th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).