Climate Change in Iceland

1,167 indicators covering climate change for Iceland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 5.1% 53rd
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 unchanged 1st
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 7,673 t 2024 down 15.8% 42nd
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 4,492 1000 USD 2024 up 18.8% 40th
Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 0.1078 2021 up 6.5% 177th
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 236.99 TJ 2015 up 35.8% 73rd
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 236.99 TJ 2015 up 35.8% 73rd
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 40.53 kt 2023 up 14.6% 87th
Per capita methane emissions by sector 0 kilograms per person 2023 139th
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 280,000 tonnes 2023 down 3.4% 145th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 590,000 tonnes 2023 down 3.3% 151st
Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 72nd
Methane emissions from agriculture 310,000 tonnes 2023 down 6.1% 152nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 2,425 kilograms per person 2023 down 4.2% 19th
CO₂ emissions from transport 940,000 tonnes 2023 up 14.6% 145th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 3,303 kilograms per person 2023 up 87.7% 5th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 1.3 2025 up 1,200.0% 176th
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 1.6 2025 up 220.0% 184th
Lack of coping capacity 1.8 2025 unchanged 175th
Vulnerability 1.7 2025 up 183.3% 174th
CO₂ emissions by sector 10,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 171st
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 25.8 kilograms per person 2023 down 16.4% 150th
Terrestrial protected areas 20.9% 2025 up 25.1% 86th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 2.9% 2025 up 26.1% 163rd
Marine protected areas 0.5% 2025 up 25.0% 120th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0065 kt 2023 up 35.4% 82nd
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0019 kt 2023 down 29.6% 72nd
Food Processing — Emissions 9.77 kt 2023 down 23.6% 107th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1832 kt 2023 up 35.1% 82nd
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.4945 kt 2023 down 31.1% 72nd
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.8966 2021 down 30.9% 39th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 540,000 tonnes 2023 down 18.2% 74th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 5,076 TJ 2023 up 17.3% 27th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 2.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 unchanged 128th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 60.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 87.9% 136th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 1,832 tonnes 2024 up 12,985.7% 124th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.0047 tonnes per person 2024 up 10,794.1% 119th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 16,913 tonnes 2024 up 700.4% 129th
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 103.28 kt 2023 up 11.8% 25th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 27.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 1.0% 204th
Food Processing — Emissions 9.77 kt 2023 down 23.6% 94th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0065 kt 2023 up 35.1% 72nd
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0019 kt 2023 down 31.1% 64th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 2,540 kilograms 2024 up 60.3% 3rd
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 999,071 tonnes 2024 up 92.5% 63rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes 2026 187th
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 103.28 kt 2023 up 11.8% 22nd
Urban population 94.2% 2025 up 0.1% 23rd
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals -87 t 2023 up 78.2% 109th
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 7.54 2025 up 0.5% 2nd
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 40.3% 2015 down 12.5% 112th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.0% 2015 down 4.5% 158th
Food Processing — Energy Use 2,067 TJ 2023 up 7.9% 64th
Food Processing — Energy Use 2,067 TJ 2023 up 7.9% 53rd
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 1.55 2023 down 22.9% 155th
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.0577 2023 down 44.2% 145th
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.01 2023 down 95.9% 156th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Import quantity 119.63 t 2023 up 11.8% 40th
Maritime transport CO2 emissions 178,414 Tonnes 2025 up 69.6% 57th
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total 96.41 Index 2024 down 4.8% 37th