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.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Iceland, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.5271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1852 | 0.5313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.5339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.5359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.5372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.5364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.5345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.5322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1862 | 0.5248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.5206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.5191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.5178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.5165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.5155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.5214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 0.5394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1873 | 0.5663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1874 | 0.5992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1875 | 0.6355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1876 | 0.6723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1877 | 0.7072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1878 | 0.7374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1879 | 0.7611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1880 | 0.7757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.7925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 0.8002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 0.807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 0.8133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.8194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 0.8254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.8318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.8369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.7667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1891 | 0.8496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 1892 | 0.9247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 1893 | 0.9908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1894 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1895 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1896 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1897 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1898 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1899 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1903 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1904 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1905 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1906 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1907 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1908 | 0.9826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1909 | 0.963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 0.9518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1911 | 0.9457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 0.9321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1915 | 0.9288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1916 | 0.9259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.9235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1918 | 0.9215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 0.9189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1921 | 0.9197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1922 | 0.9233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.9291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 0.9362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 0.9441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 0.9523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 0.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 0.9668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 0.9722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.9756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.9844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.9907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.9973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 0.9974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1942 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1943 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.9% |
| 1944 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 1945 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.9% |
| 1946 | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1947 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 1948 | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1949 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
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.