India vs Iran: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- India
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.67 Mt CO2e against 2.4 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 0.27 Mt CO2e.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
India ranks 4th and Iran ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1222 Mt CO2e | 0.1053 Mt CO2e | 0.0169 Mt CO2e | India |
| 1980s | 0.2294 Mt CO2e | 0.2126 Mt CO2e | 0.0168 Mt CO2e | India |
| 1990s | 0.663 Mt CO2e | 0.3561 Mt CO2e | 0.307 Mt CO2e | India |
| 2000s | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 0.6017 Mt CO2e | 0.6489 Mt CO2e | India |
| 2010s | 1.63 Mt CO2e | 2.12 Mt CO2e | 0.4981 Mt CO2e | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.09 Mt CO2e | 2.58 Mt CO2e | 0.4911 Mt CO2e | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), India or Iran?
- Iran, at 2.67 Mt CO2e against 2.4 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between India and Iran?
- 0.27 Mt CO2e, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do India and Iran rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
- India ranks 4th and Iran ranks 3rd 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (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 methane (CH4), 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).