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
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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About this data
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.