Afghanistan vs Iran: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Afghanistan
20.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iran
26.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
140th
Iran rank
137th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 26.3 tonnes per person against 20.22 tonnes per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 6.08 tonnes per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 140th and Iran ranks 137th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 68.47 tonnes per person 76.49 tonnes per person 8.02 tonnes per person Iran
1970s 59.5 tonnes per person 64.93 tonnes per person 5.43 tonnes per person Iran
1980s 66.84 tonnes per person 46.99 tonnes per person 19.85 tonnes per person Afghanistan
1990s 49.47 tonnes per person 40.19 tonnes per person 9.27 tonnes per person Afghanistan
2000s 33.25 tonnes per person 35.28 tonnes per person 2.04 tonnes per person Iran
2010s 24.12 tonnes per person 28.61 tonnes per person 4.49 tonnes per person Iran
2020s 20.45 tonnes per person 26.47 tonnes per person 6.02 tonnes per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Afghanistan or Iran?
Iran, at 26.3 tonnes per person against 20.22 tonnes per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Afghanistan and Iran?
6.08 tonnes per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 140th and Iran ranks 137th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.