Methane emissions in Iceland stood at 0.557 mn t CO2-eq in 2024, according to Our World in Data. The latest value is down 3.6% from 0.578 mn t CO2-eq in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 0.601 mn t CO2-eq (down 7.4% since). The highest value since 1850 was 0.686 mn t CO2-eq in 2018, the lowest 0.0733 mn t CO2-eq in 1850. Iceland ranked 164th highest of the 195 countries in this dataset in 2024; China ranked first.
Data source: Our World in Data · Unit: mn t CO2-eq · Category: Commodities and Energy · Explore more indicators on EconDash
Methane emissions in Iceland stood at 0.557 mn t CO2-eq in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
The latest value is down 3.6% from 0.578 mn t CO2-eq in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 0.601 mn t CO2-eq (down 7.4% since).
Iceland ranked 164th highest of the 195 countries in this dataset in 2024; China ranked first.
The highest value since 1850 was 0.686 mn t CO2-eq in 2018, the lowest 0.0733 mn t CO2-eq in 1850.
| Indicator | Methane emissions |
|---|---|
| Country | Iceland |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | mn t CO2-eq |
| Source | Our World in Data |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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Our World in Data. (2026). Methane emissions — Iceland [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/methane-emissions/ISL. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions
Our World in Data. "Methane emissions — Iceland." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/methane-emissions/ISL. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions.
Our World in Data. 2026. "Methane emissions — Iceland." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/methane-emissions/ISL. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions.
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author = {{Our World in Data}},
title = {{Methane emissions --- Iceland}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/methane-emissions/ISL},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions}
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