Iran vs Somalia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Iran
24.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
29.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Iran rank
33rd
Somalia rank
30th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Iran
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 29.15 million tonnes against 24.26 million tonnes in Iran, a difference of 4.89 million tonnes.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 33rd and Somalia ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 15 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.67 million tonnes | -135,037 tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1860s | 5.64 million tonnes | -288,174 tonnes | 5.92 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1870s | 13.80 million tonnes | -238,068 tonnes | 14.04 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1880s | 18.07 million tonnes | -224,757 tonnes | 18.30 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1890s | 17.08 million tonnes | -19,152 tonnes | 17.10 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1900s | 16.21 million tonnes | 56,433 tonnes | 16.16 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1910s | 15.65 million tonnes | -41,180 tonnes | 15.69 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1920s | 14.55 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 12.86 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1930s | 12.98 million tonnes | 3.54 million tonnes | 9.44 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1940s | 11.26 million tonnes | 6.06 million tonnes | 5.20 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1950s | 38.78 million tonnes | 9.31 million tonnes | 29.48 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1960s | 29.28 million tonnes | 8.74 million tonnes | 20.54 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1970s | 18.92 million tonnes | 9.12 million tonnes | 9.80 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1980s | 15.51 million tonnes | 11.62 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1990s | 15.83 million tonnes | 13.29 million tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2000s | -2.91 million tonnes | 21.42 million tonnes | 24.33 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2010s | -12.42 million tonnes | 21.89 million tonnes | 34.31 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2020s | 13.91 million tonnes | 26.19 million tonnes | 12.29 million tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iran or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 29.15 million tonnes against 24.26 million tonnes in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iran and Somalia?
- 4.89 million tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Somalia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iran ranks 33rd and Somalia ranks 30th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.