Iran vs Ukraine: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Iran
0.488 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ukraine
0.4627 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Iran rank
13th
Ukraine rank
15th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Iran
- Ukraine
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.488 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0253 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Ukraine ahead.
Iran ranks 13th and Ukraine ranks 15th of 164 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4737 kilograms per international-$ | 1.4 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9252 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.5199 kilograms per international-$ | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9647 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 0.5933 kilograms per international-$ | 1.42 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8271 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.5241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8468 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3227 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.462 kilograms per international-$ | 0.589 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1271 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.5048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4735 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0313 kilograms per international-$ | Iran |
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 Ukraine?
- Iran, at 0.488 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ in Ukraine as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Iran and Ukraine?
- 0.0253 kilograms per international-$, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Ukraine?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Iran and Ukraine rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Iran ranks 13th and Ukraine ranks 15th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).