Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Iceland
Iceland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
24th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
0.515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Iceland, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Iceland is 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Iceland peaked at 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
Iceland ranks 24th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 21 Brazil 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 22 Turkmenistan 0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 25 Bolivia 0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 26 Denmark 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 27 Norway 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Iceland
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1076 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.09 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.653 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.5 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Iceland?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Iceland was 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Iceland rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Iceland ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.