India vs Iran: CO₂ emissions by sector

India
125.37 million tonnes
in 2023
Iran
162.73 million tonnes
in 2023
India rank
5th
Iran rank
4th

CO₂ emissions by sector over time

  • India
  • Iran
50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M175.0M199020062023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 162.73 million tonnes against 125.37 million tonnes in India, a difference of 37.36 million tonnes.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

India ranks 5th and Iran ranks 4th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
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Emissions are measured in tonnes.