Which has higher co2 land use, Iran or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 27.97 million against 24.26 million in Iran as of 2024.

What is the difference in co2 land use between Iran and Papua New Guinea?

3.71 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Co2 land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran

24.26 million

in 2024

Papua New Guinea

27.97 million

in 2024

Iran rank

33rd

Papua New Guinea rank

32nd

Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.97 million against 24.26 million in Iran, a difference of 3.71 million.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 12 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Decade	Iran	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1850s	5.67 million	-1.83 million	7.50 million	Iran
1860s	5.64 million	-2.30 million	7.93 million	Iran
1870s	13.80 million	-2.65 million	16.45 million	Iran
1880s	18.07 million	-2.76 million	20.83 million	Iran
1890s	17.08 million	120.48 million	103.40 million	Papua New Guinea
1900s	16.21 million	15.39 million	818,247	Iran
1910s	15.65 million	140,473	15.51 million	Iran
1920s	14.55 million	-566,761	15.12 million	Iran
1930s	12.98 million	-928,724	13.90 million	Iran
1940s	11.26 million	-2.62 million	13.88 million	Iran
1950s	38.78 million	-7.28 million	46.07 million	Iran
1960s	29.28 million	-3.55 million	32.83 million	Iran
1970s	18.92 million	15.82 million	3.09 million	Iran
1980s	15.51 million	23.68 million	8.17 million	Papua New Guinea
1990s	15.83 million	32.97 million	17.14 million	Papua New Guinea
2000s	-2.91 million	39.44 million	42.35 million	Papua New Guinea
2010s	-12.42 million	39.94 million	52.36 million	Papua New Guinea
2020s	13.91 million	28.88 million	14.98 million	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher co2 land use, Iran or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 27.97 million against 24.26 million in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in co2 land use between Iran and Papua New Guinea?: 3.71 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Papua New Guinea?: 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Iran and Papua New Guinea rank globally for co2 land use?: Iran ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Co2 land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.