Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Carbon intensity of GDP

Iran
0.5178 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.2846 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Iran rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
6th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
00.20.40.6199020072024

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.5178 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2846 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.2332 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th of 191 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4104 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3008 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1097 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Iran
2000s 0.4665 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3024 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1641 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Iran
2010s 0.4994 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3024 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.197 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Iran
2020s 0.538 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2909 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2471 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Iran, at 0.5178 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2846 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.2332 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Iran ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th of 191 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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
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
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.