Ethiopia vs Iran: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iran
0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
63rd
Iran rank
62nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 63rd and Iran ranks 62nd of 191 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 1.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3884 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.6297 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1970s 0.7053 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1137 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.5916 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1980s 0.3825 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0382 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3443 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1990s 0.3503 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0733 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2769 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.2989 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0553 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2436 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0968 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0354 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0614 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.0567 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0019 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Iran?
Iran, at 0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Iran?
0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iran?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Iran rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 63rd and Iran ranks 62nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.