Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) in Iceland

Iceland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.562 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.562 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
117th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9031 Mt CO2e
in 1996
All-time low
0.537 Mt CO2e
in 2020
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) in Iceland, 1970–2024

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Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Iceland is 0.562 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Iceland peaked at 0.9031 Mt CO2e in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.537 Mt CO2e, in 2020.

Iceland ranks 117th of 193 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.82 Mt CO2e 0.7742 Mt CO2e 0.8723 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 0.6415 Mt CO2e 0.5448 Mt CO2e 0.7247 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 0.8152 Mt CO2e 0.7142 Mt CO2e 0.9031 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 0.6936 Mt CO2e 0.5835 Mt CO2e 0.7755 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 0.5957 Mt CO2e 0.5404 Mt CO2e 0.6839 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 0.5625 Mt CO2e 0.537 Mt CO2e 0.6013 Mt CO2e 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 114 Honduras 0.6354 Mt CO2e compare
  2. 115 Papua New Guinea 0.6052 Mt CO2e compare
  3. 116 Suriname 0.5905 Mt CO2e compare
  4. 118 Estonia 0.5519 Mt CO2e compare
  5. 119 Panama 0.5374 Mt CO2e compare
  6. 120 Burkina Faso 0.5354 Mt CO2e compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Iceland?
Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Iceland was 0.562 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 carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9031 Mt CO2e in 1996.
What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.537 Mt CO2e in 2020.
How does Iceland rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
Iceland ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).