Germany vs Iran: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Germany
1.9%
in 2024
Iran
1.7%
in 2024
Germany rank
10th
Iran rank
12th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Germany
- Iran
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Iran ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 10 and Iran in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Iran |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 3.5% | 3.4% | Iran |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 3.7% | 3.4% | Iran |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 1960s | 4.5% | 0.6% | 3.9% | Germany |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 0.8% | 4.2% | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 1.2% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.7% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Germany or Iran?
- Germany, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Germany and Iran?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Iran rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Germany ranks 10th 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.