Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 146.13 Mt CO2e against 143.04 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.09 Mt CO2e.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.44 Mt CO2e | 8.49 Mt CO2e | 5.95 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 1980s | 30.13 Mt CO2e | 38.53 Mt CO2e | 8.39 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 54.4 Mt CO2e | 55.88 Mt CO2e | 1.48 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 99.88 Mt CO2e | 77.99 Mt CO2e | 21.89 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 2010s | 131.25 Mt CO2e | 132.32 Mt CO2e | 1.07 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 140.59 Mt CO2e | 134.39 Mt CO2e | 6.2 Mt CO2e | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Iran, at 146.13 Mt CO2e against 143.04 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 3.09 Mt CO2e, with Iran 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 transport (energy)?
- Iran ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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 Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).