Iran vs United Kingdom: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Iran
3.2%
in 2024
United Kingdom
2.7%
in 2024
Iran rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Iran
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Iran currently reports 3.2% against 2.7% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1906 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Iran ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | United Kingdom | 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% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 2.5% | 1.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 3.0% | 1.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Iran or United Kingdom?
- Iran, at 3.2% against 2.7% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Iran and United Kingdom?
- 0.5%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.
- How do Iran and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Iran ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th 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.