Iran vs Italy: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Iran
21.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy
26.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iran rank
15th
Italy rank
12th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Iran
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 26.01 billion tonnes against 21.81 billion tonnes in Iran, a difference of 4.20 billion tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 15th and Italy ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3,664 tonnes | 357.47 million tonnes | 357.46 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 5.66 million tonnes | 583.06 million tonnes | 577.39 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 75.32 million tonnes | 817.75 million tonnes | 742.42 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 265.09 million tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 916.83 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 590.37 million tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 938.01 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 854.43 million tonnes | 1.98 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 3.22 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.16 billion tonnes | 6.05 billion tonnes | 3.89 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.62 billion tonnes | 9.73 billion tonnes | 6.11 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 5.70 billion tonnes | 13.85 billion tonnes | 8.15 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 9.35 billion tonnes | 18.52 billion tonnes | 9.17 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 14.94 billion tonnes | 22.81 billion tonnes | 7.88 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 20.24 billion tonnes | 25.37 billion tonnes | 5.13 billion tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Iran or Italy?
- Italy, at 26.01 billion tonnes against 21.81 billion tonnes in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Iran and Italy?
- 4.20 billion tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Italy rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Iran ranks 15th and Italy ranks 12th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.