Iran vs United States: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Iran
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 557.85 Mt CO2e against 175.72 Mt CO2e in Iran, a difference of 382.13 Mt CO2e.
That makes United States's figure about 3.2 times Iran's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.65 Mt CO2e | 858.99 Mt CO2e | 838.34 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1980s | 43.53 Mt CO2e | 655.17 Mt CO2e | 611.65 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1990s | 78.58 Mt CO2e | 623.31 Mt CO2e | 544.73 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2000s | 123.12 Mt CO2e | 622.36 Mt CO2e | 499.24 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2010s | 137.15 Mt CO2e | 571.78 Mt CO2e | 434.63 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2020s | 171.57 Mt CO2e | 562.55 Mt CO2e | 390.98 Mt CO2e | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Iran or United States?
- United States, at 557.85 Mt CO2e against 175.72 Mt CO2e in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Iran and United States?
- 382.13 Mt CO2e, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iran and United States rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- Iran ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 193 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 from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).