How does Iceland rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?

Iceland ranks 188th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Iceland

Name: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Iceland
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Iceland: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

188th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2009

All-time low

0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2023

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Iceland, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Iceland stood at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Iceland peaked at 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Iceland 188th 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.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Iceland, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.3%
1972	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.1%
1973	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+18.9%
1974	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.6%
1975	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.1%
1976	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.3%
1977	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.6%
1978	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.9%
1979	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.1%
1980	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.8%
1981	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.7%
1982	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.3%
1983	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.5%
1984	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.4%
1985	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.5%
1986	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.2%
1987	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.4%
1988	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.7%
1989	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.5%
1990	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.4%
1991	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.6%
1992	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-24.6%
1993	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.6%
1994	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.9%
1995	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.1%
1996	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.9%
1997	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.7%
1998	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.3%
1999	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.6%
2000	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.8%
2001	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.8%
2002	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.8%
2003	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.6%
2004	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.0%
2005	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.1%
2006	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.4%
2007	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.1%
2008	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.2%
2009	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2010	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.3%
2011	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.7%
2012	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.1%
2013	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.8%
2014	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.2%
2015	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.2%
2016	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-9.9%
2017	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.4%
2018	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.3%
2019	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.1%
2020	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.5%
2021	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.8%
2022	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.0%
2023	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.3%

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	0.0001 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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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Iceland?: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Iceland was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2009.
What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Iceland rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?: Iceland ranks 188th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Total greenhouse gas emissions 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)

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Indicator: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit: Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.