Iran vs South Korea: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions

Iran
1.8%
in 2023
South Korea
1.9%
in 2023
Iran rank
9th
South Korea rank
8th

Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
00.511.52199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Iran, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 8th of 117 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.