Iran vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Iran
2.41 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
2.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iran rank
61st
Sweden rank
60th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Iran
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.42 billion tonnes against 2.41 billion tonnes in Iran, a difference of 13.91 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Iran ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 60th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 31.16 million tonnes | 148.75 million tonnes | 117.59 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1860s | 87.69 million tonnes | 438.14 million tonnes | 350.45 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 182.42 million tonnes | 758.31 million tonnes | 575.89 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 348.57 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 737.90 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 526.80 million tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 878.34 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 692.09 million tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 851.05 million tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.00 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 2.66 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 2.87 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 3.04 billion tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.88 billion tonnes | 2.86 billion tonnes | 975.49 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.16 billion tonnes | 2.61 billion tonnes | 448.70 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.26 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | 182.99 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.49 billion tonnes | 2.34 billion tonnes | 155.02 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 2.31 billion tonnes | 195.06 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 6.43 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.37 billion tonnes | 2.41 billion tonnes | 33.85 million tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iran or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.42 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 Sweden?
- 13.91 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iran ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 60th 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.