Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Russian Federation: Energy — Emissions

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
4,390 kt
in 2023
Russian Federation
9,140 kt
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
3rd
Russian Federation rank
5th

Energy — Emissions over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Russian Federation
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 9,140 kt against 4,390 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 4,750 kt.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 2.1 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 5th of 19 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 3,326 kt 5,598 kt 2,271 kt Russian Federation
2000s 3,588 kt 6,205 kt 2,617 kt Russian Federation
2010s 3,861 kt 7,858 kt 3,997 kt Russian Federation
2020s 3,812 kt 9,040 kt 5,228 kt Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 9,140 kt against 4,390 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Russian Federation?
4,750 kt, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Russian Federation?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Russian Federation rank globally for energy — emissions?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 5th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf