France vs Iran: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
France
1.4%
in 2024
Iran
1.7%
in 2024
France rank
14th
Iran rank
12th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- France
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1906 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and Iran ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 7 and Iran in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | France |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Iran |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 2.5% | 2.0% | Iran |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 3.5% | 2.0% | Iran |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 3.7% | 3.1% | Iran |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 0.3% | 2.0% | France |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 0.6% | 2.9% | France |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 0.8% | 3.3% | France |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.9% | France |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | France |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% | France |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, France or Iran?
- Iran, at 1.7% against 1.4% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between France and Iran?
- 0.3%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iran?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.
- How do France and Iran rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- France ranks 14th and Iran ranks 12th 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 from oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.