Iceland vs Iran: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Iceland
0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Iran
0.7734 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Iceland rank
172nd
Iran rank
174th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Iceland
- Iran
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.7734 tonnes per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.1587 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 172nd and Iran ranks 174th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2008 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1749 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0259 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.3168 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.411 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0941 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.4572 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6118 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1546 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.518 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8375 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3195 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.6555 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4688 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7893 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2335 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9226 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7499 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1727 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Iceland or Iran?
- Iceland, at 0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.7734 tonnes per square kilometre in Iran as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Iceland and Iran?
- 0.1587 tonnes per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Iran?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Iran rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 172nd and Iran ranks 174th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.