Azerbaijan vs Iran: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Azerbaijan
0.0127 tonnes per person
in 2022
Iran
0.014 tonnes per person
in 2022
Azerbaijan rank
190th
Iran rank
189th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Iran
0.010.020.030.040.05196019912022

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.014 tonnes per person against 0.0127 tonnes per person in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0013 tonnes per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 190th and Iran ranks 189th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0281 tonnes per person 0.0116 tonnes per person 0.0165 tonnes per person Azerbaijan
1970s 0.0275 tonnes per person 0.0196 tonnes per person 0.0079 tonnes per person Azerbaijan
1980s 0.0293 tonnes per person 0.0205 tonnes per person 0.0089 tonnes per person Azerbaijan
1990s 0.0163 tonnes per person 0.0219 tonnes per person 0.0056 tonnes per person Iran
2000s 0.0116 tonnes per person 0.0258 tonnes per person 0.0142 tonnes per person Iran
2010s 0.0144 tonnes per person 0.0156 tonnes per person 0.0013 tonnes per person Iran
2020s 0.0125 tonnes per person 0.0137 tonnes per person 0.0013 tonnes per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Azerbaijan or Iran?
Iran, at 0.014 tonnes per person against 0.0127 tonnes per person in Azerbaijan as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Azerbaijan and Iran?
0.0013 tonnes per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Azerbaijan ranks 190th and Iran ranks 189th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.