Iran vs South Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Iran
21.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
20.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iran rank
15th
South Korea rank
16th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 21.81 billion tonnes against 20.71 billion tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 1.10 billion tonnes.

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

Across all 113 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 16th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative 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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.