Iran vs Panama: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Iran
2.41 billion tonnes
in 2024
Panama
2.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iran rank
61st
Panama rank
63rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Iran
- Panama
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.41 billion tonnes against 2.33 billion tonnes in Panama, a difference of 78.11 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 61st and Panama ranks 63rd of 197 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 31.16 million tonnes | 17.32 million tonnes | 13.84 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1860s | 87.69 million tonnes | 47.60 million tonnes | 40.09 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1870s | 182.42 million tonnes | 75.45 million tonnes | 106.98 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1880s | 348.57 million tonnes | 107.55 million tonnes | 241.02 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1890s | 526.80 million tonnes | 155.41 million tonnes | 371.39 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1900s | 692.09 million tonnes | 227.28 million tonnes | 464.81 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1910s | 851.05 million tonnes | 320.38 million tonnes | 530.68 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1920s | 1.00 billion tonnes | 419.39 million tonnes | 583.21 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1930s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 587.70 million tonnes | 551.53 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1940s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 857.10 million tonnes | 402.59 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1950s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 314.08 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1960s | 1.88 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 423.56 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1970s | 2.16 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 532.76 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.26 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 429.02 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1990s | 2.49 billion tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | 481.62 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | 314.88 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 2.30 billion tonnes | 49.03 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.37 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 45.30 million tonnes | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iran or Panama?
- Iran, at 2.41 billion tonnes against 2.33 billion tonnes in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iran and Panama?
- 78.11 million tonnes, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Panama?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Panama rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iran ranks 61st and Panama ranks 63rd 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.