Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 278.5 Mt CO2e against 204.29 Mt CO2e in Iran, a difference of 74.21 Mt CO2e.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.84 Mt CO2e | 5.47 Mt CO2e | 3.37 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 1980s | 22.8 Mt CO2e | 41.96 Mt CO2e | 19.16 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 49.72 Mt CO2e | 77.94 Mt CO2e | 28.22 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 97.14 Mt CO2e | 127.44 Mt CO2e | 30.3 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 152.68 Mt CO2e | 220.7 Mt CO2e | 68.03 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 194.91 Mt CO2e | 259.61 Mt CO2e | 64.7 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy), Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 278.5 Mt CO2e against 204.29 Mt CO2e in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 74.21 Mt CO2e, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Iran ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 194 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 Power Industry (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 electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).