Iceland vs Iran: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Iceland
10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iran
10.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
22nd
Iran rank
23rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Iceland
- Iran
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iran, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iran ahead.
Iceland ranks 22nd and Iran ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 8 and Iran in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1860s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1870s | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1880s | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1890s | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1900s | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1910s | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1920s | 0.2839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1930s | 0.3225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1940s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 9.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 8.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 10.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 10.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Iceland or Iran?
- Iceland, at 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Iceland and Iran?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Iran?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Iran rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Iceland ranks 22nd and Iran ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.