Iran vs Sudan: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Iran
0.4%
in 2024
Sudan
0.4%
in 2024
Iran rank
156th
Sudan rank
153rd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Iran
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sudan ahead.
Iran ranks 156th and Sudan ranks 153rd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 147.1% | 11.2% | 135.9% | Iran |
| 1960s | 13.2% | 12.4% | 0.8% | Iran |
| 1970s | 7.2% | -0.9% | 8.1% | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Iran |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 1.7% | Iran |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 12.4% | 8.6% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 5.1% | 2.0% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -4.0% | 5.8% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Iran or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Iran and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Sudan rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Iran ranks 156th and Sudan ranks 153rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.