What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iran and Mongolia?

21.24 million tonnes, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mongolia?

175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Mongolia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Iran

2.41 billion tonnes

in 2024

Mongolia

2.43 billion tonnes

in 2024

Iran rank

61st

Mongolia rank

59th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

Iran
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 2.43 billion tonnes against 2.41 billion tonnes in Iran, a difference of 21.24 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.

Iran ranks 61st and Mongolia ranks 59th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 9 and Mongolia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1850s	31.16 million tonnes	52.69 million tonnes	21.53 million tonnes	Mongolia
1860s	87.69 million tonnes	149.46 million tonnes	61.77 million tonnes	Mongolia
1870s	182.42 million tonnes	250.24 million tonnes	67.81 million tonnes	Mongolia
1880s	348.57 million tonnes	372.15 million tonnes	23.58 million tonnes	Mongolia
1890s	526.80 million tonnes	528.71 million tonnes	1.91 million tonnes	Mongolia
1900s	692.09 million tonnes	709.82 million tonnes	17.73 million tonnes	Mongolia
1910s	851.05 million tonnes	882.09 million tonnes	31.03 million tonnes	Mongolia
1920s	1.00 billion tonnes	998.41 million tonnes	4.19 million tonnes	Iran
1930s	1.14 billion tonnes	1.10 billion tonnes	43.01 million tonnes	Iran
1940s	1.26 billion tonnes	1.18 billion tonnes	77.73 million tonnes	Iran
1950s	1.50 billion tonnes	1.32 billion tonnes	178.88 million tonnes	Iran
1960s	1.88 billion tonnes	1.61 billion tonnes	275.34 million tonnes	Iran
1970s	2.16 billion tonnes	1.82 billion tonnes	342.31 million tonnes	Iran
1980s	2.26 billion tonnes	2.03 billion tonnes	235.92 million tonnes	Iran
1990s	2.49 billion tonnes	2.18 billion tonnes	310.64 million tonnes	Iran
2000s	2.51 billion tonnes	2.31 billion tonnes	203.57 million tonnes	Iran
2010s	2.35 billion tonnes	2.39 billion tonnes	46.88 million tonnes	Mongolia
2020s	2.37 billion tonnes	2.43 billion tonnes	54.36 million tonnes	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iran or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 2.43 billion tonnes against 2.41 billion tonnes in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iran and Mongolia?: 21.24 million tonnes, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mongolia?: 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Iran and Mongolia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?: Iran ranks 61st and Mongolia ranks 59th of 197 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 land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.