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
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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

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

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