Iran vs Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Iran
2.1%
in 2024
Korea
1.5%
in 2024
Iran rank
7th
Korea rank
9th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Iran
- Korea
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.1% against 1.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 7th and Korea ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 9 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Iran |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Iran |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Iran or Korea?
- Iran, at 2.1% against 1.5% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Iran and Korea?
- 0.6%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Korea?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Korea rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Iran ranks 7th and Korea ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.