Iran vs Palau: Per capita methane emissions
Iran
1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau
2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iran rank
35th
Palau rank
32nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Iran
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iran, a difference of 0.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 35th and Palau ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 12 and Palau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1860s | 0.7942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1870s | 0.826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1880s | 0.9083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1890s | 0.9402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1900s | 0.9038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1910s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1920s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1930s | 0.9282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1940s | 0.9826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1960s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1970s | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1980s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Iran or Palau?
- Palau, at 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Iran and Palau?
- 0.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Palau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Palau rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Iran ranks 35th and Palau ranks 32nd of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.