Iran vs Sweden: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Iran
0.0%
in 2024
Sweden
0.0%
in 2024
Iran rank
53rd
Sweden rank
52nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Iran
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Sweden ahead.
Iran ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Iran or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Iran and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sweden?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Sweden rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Iran ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 52nd of 179 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.