Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Iceland
Iceland: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Iceland, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Iceland peaked at 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Iceland ranks 202nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Iceland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 28% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 23% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 199 Norway 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 200 Denmark 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 201 Malta 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 203 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 204 Sweden 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 205 Switzerland 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Iceland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,500 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,095 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Iceland?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Iceland was 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 202nd out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.