Iran vs Italy: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Iran
1.6%
in 2024
Italy
2.2%
in 2024
Iran rank
14th
Italy rank
11th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Iran
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.2% against 1.6% in Iran, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Italy ahead.
Iran ranks 14th and Italy ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Iran |
| 1930s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | Iran |
| 1940s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 2.4% | Iran |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% | Iran |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.2% | 0.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Iran or Italy?
- Italy, at 2.2% against 1.6% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Iran and Italy?
- 0.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Italy rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Iran ranks 14th and Italy ranks 11th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.