Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate
Iran
3.61 % change on previous year
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
3.74 % change on previous year
in 2024
Iran rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
22nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.74 % change on previous year against 3.61 % change on previous year in Iran, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5.97 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1940s | 5.08 % change on previous year | 110.33 % change on previous year | 105.25 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1960s | 3.8 % change on previous year | 7.35 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 4.62 % change on previous year | 16.18 % change on previous year | 11.56 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 9.72 % change on previous year | 6.37 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.97 % change on previous year | 6.21 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 4.26 % change on previous year | 5.49 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.93 % change on previous year | 5.04 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3.75 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | 0.2051 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 3.74 % change on previous year against 3.61 % change on previous year in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 88 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Iran ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.