Iceland vs Ireland: Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant
Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.03 Percentage of GDP against 0.946 Percentage of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 0.084 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ireland ahead.
Iceland ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 31st of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8474 Percentage of GDP | 1.76 Percentage of GDP | 0.9096 Percentage of GDP | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.7943 Percentage of GDP | 1.15 Percentage of GDP | 0.3587 Percentage of GDP | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.02 Percentage of GDP | 0.8475 Percentage of GDP | 0.1707 Percentage of GDP | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subnational government climate finance — climate significant, Iceland or Ireland?
- Iceland, at 1.03 Percentage of GDP against 0.946 Percentage of GDP in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subnational government climate finance — climate significant between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.084 Percentage of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for subnational government climate finance — climate significant?
- Iceland ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 31st of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Subnational Government Climate Finance database provides comparable data on subnational public climate-significant expenditure and investment, covering the years from 2001 to 2023, for 33 OECD and EU countries. This database was built using a pioneer methodology developed in the framework of the project “Financing Climate Action in Regions and Cities”, a joint 2022 project between the OECD and the European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). The methodology relies on a refined approach to the COFOG classification from the System of National Accounts. Using the EU taxonomy for sustainability activities, three first-level COFOG functions (economic affairs and housing and community amenities) and 13 second-level COFOG functions (e.g. transport and energy, environmental protection, waste, water management, housing development) were identified as being “climate-significant”, meaning that expenditure and investment in these areas contributes, to some extent, to climate adaptation or mitigation objectives. For more information on the methodology used and related work on climate finance tracking, please visit: Tracking subnational government climate expenditure