Iran vs Kazakhstan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Iran
0.488 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kazakhstan
0.5447 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Iran rank
13th
Kazakhstan rank
10th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Iran
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ against 0.488 kilograms per international-$ in Iran, a difference of 0.0567 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Iran ranks 13th and Kazakhstan ranks 10th of 164 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4737 kilograms per international-$ | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6166 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 0.5199 kilograms per international-$ | 1.34 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8189 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 0.5933 kilograms per international-$ | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6875 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.5241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3099 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.462 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6879 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.5048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5493 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0444 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Iran or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ against 0.488 kilograms per international-$ in Iran as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Iran and Kazakhstan?
- 0.0567 kilograms per international-$, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kazakhstan?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Iran and Kazakhstan rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Iran ranks 13th and Kazakhstan ranks 10th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).