Germany vs Iran, Islamic Rep.: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Germany
2.8%
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Rep.
3.2%
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
Iran, Islamic Rep. rank
5th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Germany
- Iran, Islamic Rep.
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Rep. currently reports 3.2% against 2.8% in Germany, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Iran, Islamic Rep.'s figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Iran, Islamic Rep. ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 5th of 146 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 9 and Iran, Islamic Rep. in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 0.8% | 1.9% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Iran, Islamic Rep. |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Germany or Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- Iran, Islamic Rep., at 3.2% against 2.8% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Germany and Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- 0.4%, with Iran, Islamic Rep. ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Iran, Islamic Rep. rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Germany ranks 6th and Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 5th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.