Azerbaijan vs Iran
Azerbaijan vs Iran: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.81 tonnes in Azerbaijan and 9.05 tonnes in Iran, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 5.24 tonnes, or 2.38 times that in Azerbaijan.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Azerbaijan.
- In 2024, Azerbaijan ranked 74 and Iran ranked 22 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Azerbaijan | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.81 | 9.05 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.11 | 9.01 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 3.91 | 8.85 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 3.69 | 8.87 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.51 | 8.39 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 3.69 | 8.19 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 7.68 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 3.47 | 7.84 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 3.53 | 7.66 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 3.58 | 7.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 3.64 | 7.81 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 3.53 | 7.62 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 3.47 | 7.47 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 3.21 | 7.48 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.94 | 7.45 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 3.13 | 7.5 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 3.68 | 7.35 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 3.37 | 7.22 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 3.76 | 6.9 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.72 | 6.53 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 3.55 | 6.19 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.62 | 5.9 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.36 | 5.65 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3.42 | 5.46 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 3.58 | 5.33 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 3.43 | 5.13 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 3.46 | 4.76 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 3.5 | 4.83 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 3.66 | 4.68 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 4.41 | 4.56 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.54 | 4.51 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 5.26 | 3.96 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 6.08 | 4 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.54 | 3.84 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 7.82 | 3.57 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 6.57 | 3.15 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 6.65 | 3.02 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 6.76 | 3.09 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.72 | 3.03 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.69 | 3.37 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 6.69 | 3.29 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 6.68 | 3.47 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 6.65 | 3.19 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 6.63 | 2.74 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 6.54 | 2.92 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 6.3 | 3.55 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 6.16 | 3.94 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 5.94 | 4.18 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 5.82 | 4.11 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 5.74 | 3.67 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 5.39 | 3.71 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 5.09 | 3.6 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 4.79 | 3.11 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 4.58 | 2.87 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 4.67 | 2.76 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Azerbaijan vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025