China vs Iran: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
China
8.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iran
8.92 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
32nd
Iran rank
29th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- China
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 8.92 tonnes per person against 8.5 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.42 tonnes per person.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
China ranks 32nd and Iran ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | Iran |
| 1970s | 2.75 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | 0.7206 tonnes per person | Iran |
| 1990s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 4.54 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | Iran |
| 2000s | 4.63 tonnes per person | 6.33 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 7.1 tonnes per person | 7.58 tonnes per person | 0.4781 tonnes per person | Iran |
| 2020s | 8.06 tonnes per person | 8.8 tonnes per person | 0.7435 tonnes per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, China or Iran?
- Iran, at 8.92 tonnes per person against 8.5 tonnes per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between China and Iran?
- 0.42 tonnes per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Iran rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- China ranks 32nd and Iran ranks 29th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.