Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita

Iran
9.05 t CO2e/capita
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2.72 t CO2e/capita
in 2024
Iran rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
26th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 9.05 t CO2e/capita against 2.72 t CO2e/capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 6.33 t CO2e/capita.

That makes Iran's figure about 3.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 203 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.55 t CO2e/capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita 2.16 t CO2e/capita Iran
1980s 3.13 t CO2e/capita 1.59 t CO2e/capita 1.53 t CO2e/capita Iran
1990s 4.38 t CO2e/capita 1.98 t CO2e/capita 2.41 t CO2e/capita Iran
2000s 6.4 t CO2e/capita 2.32 t CO2e/capita 4.08 t CO2e/capita Iran
2010s 7.68 t CO2e/capita 2.58 t CO2e/capita 5.1 t CO2e/capita Iran
2020s 8.83 t CO2e/capita 2.71 t CO2e/capita 6.12 t CO2e/capita Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Iran, at 9.05 t CO2e/capita against 2.72 t CO2e/capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
6.33 t CO2e/capita, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita?
Iran ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Unit
t CO2e/capita
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.