Belgium vs Iran
Belgium vs Iran: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 7.31 tonnes in Belgium and 9.05 tonnes in Iran, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.75 tonnes, or 1.24 times that in Belgium.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Belgium.
- In 2024, Belgium ranked 30 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 | Belgium | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.31 | 9.05 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 7.28 | 9.01 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.68 | 8.85 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.29 | 8.87 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.97 | 8.39 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.73 | 8.19 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 8.79 | 7.68 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 8.77 | 7.84 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 8.94 | 7.66 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 9.08 | 7.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 8.72 | 7.81 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 9.35 | 7.62 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.28 | 7.47 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.47 | 7.48 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 10.55 | 7.45 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.94 | 7.5 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 10.67 | 7.35 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.63 | 7.22 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 11 | 6.9 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 11.36 | 6.53 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 11.7 | 6.19 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 11.89 | 5.9 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 11.47 | 5.65 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 12.23 | 5.46 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 12.18 | 5.33 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 12.02 | 5.13 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 12.48 | 4.76 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 12.21 | 4.83 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 12.53 | 4.68 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 12.07 | 4.56 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 12.06 | 4.51 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 11.47 | 3.96 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 11.71 | 4 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 11.97 | 3.84 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 11.62 | 3.57 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 11.35 | 3.15 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 11.28 | 3.02 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 11.09 | 3.09 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 11.09 | 3.03 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 11.04 | 3.37 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 11.29 | 3.29 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 11 | 3.47 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 11.99 | 3.19 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 12.77 | 2.74 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 13.98 | 2.92 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 15.1 | 3.55 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 14.17 | 3.94 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 13.74 | 4.18 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 14.02 | 4.11 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 13.06 | 3.67 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 14.86 | 3.71 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 15.03 | 3.6 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 14.52 | 3.11 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 13.38 | 2.87 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 14.45 | 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
Belgium vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025