Iran vs South Korea: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Iran
668.58 million tonnes
in 2023
South Korea
708.87 million tonnes
in 2023
Iran rank
9th
South Korea rank
8th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 708.87 million tonnes against 668.58 million tonnes in Iran, a difference of 40.28 million tonnes.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 8th of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.