Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 828.99 Mt CO2e against 652.51 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 176.48 Mt CO2e.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 119.93 Mt CO2e | 104.16 Mt CO2e | 15.77 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 1980s | 152.31 Mt CO2e | 161.25 Mt CO2e | 8.94 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 273.18 Mt CO2e | 214.71 Mt CO2e | 58.48 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 2000s | 458.89 Mt CO2e | 343.56 Mt CO2e | 115.33 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 2010s | 631.65 Mt CO2e | 565.27 Mt CO2e | 66.38 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 2020s | 791.46 Mt CO2e | 615.16 Mt CO2e | 176.3 Mt CO2e | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Iran, at 828.99 Mt CO2e against 652.51 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 176.48 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 (total) excluding lulucf?
- Iran ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).