Germany vs Iran: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Germany
7.66 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iran
8.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
Iran rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Germany
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 8.99 billion tonnes against 7.66 billion tonnes in Germany, a difference of 1.32 billion tonnes.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Iran ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Iran ranks 5th of 146 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 9 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1930s | 68,150 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 68,150 tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | 585,873 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 585,873 tonnes | Germany |
| 1950s | 4.70 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1960s | 28.28 million tonnes | 18.77 million tonnes | 9.51 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 424.14 million tonnes | 147.86 million tonnes | 276.28 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 351.60 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 836.46 million tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.37 billion tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | 2.23 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 6.09 billion tonnes | 4.88 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.35 billion tonnes | 8.01 billion tonnes | 659.40 million tonnes | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Germany or Iran?
- Iran, at 8.99 billion tonnes against 7.66 billion tonnes in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Germany and Iran?
- 1.32 billion tonnes, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Iran rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Germany ranks 6th and Iran ranks 5th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.