China vs Iran: Consumption-based carbon intensity

China

0.3867 kilograms per international-$

in 2022

Iran

0.4022 kilograms per international-$

in 2022

China rank

22nd

Iran rank

20th

Consumption-based carbon intensity over time

China
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.4022 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3867 kilograms per international-$ in China, a difference of 0.0155 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 22nd and Iran ranks 20th of 119 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Consumption-based carbon intensity
Unit: kilograms per international-$
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 119 places, 3,909 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).