Iran vs Spain: Greenhouse gas emissions by sector

Iran
39.87 million tonnes
in 2023
Spain
38.13 million tonnes
in 2023
Iran rank
33rd
Spain rank
34th

Greenhouse gas emissions by sector over time

  • Iran
  • Spain
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M199020062023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 39.87 million tonnes against 38.13 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 1.74 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Iran ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 193 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.