Iran vs Pakistan
Iran vs Pakistan: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 9.05 tonnes in Iran and 0.81 tonnes in Pakistan, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 8.24 tonnes, or 11 times that in Pakistan.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Iran ranked 22 and Pakistan ranked 146 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Iran | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.05 | 0.81 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 9.01 | 0.84 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 8.85 | 0.97 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.87 | 0.96 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 8.39 | 0.95 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.19 | 0.86 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.68 | 0.89 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.84 | 0.96 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.66 | 0.89 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 7.62 | 0.82 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 7.81 | 0.79 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.62 | 0.76 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.47 | 0.76 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.48 | 0.76 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 7.45 | 0.78 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 0.82 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 7.35 | 0.83 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 7.22 | 0.88 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.9 | 0.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.53 | 0.76 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.19 | 0.77 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 5.65 | 0.69 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 5.46 | 0.72 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 5.33 | 0.72 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 5.13 | 0.73 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 4.76 | 0.68 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 4.83 | 0.7 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 4.68 | 0.69 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 4.56 | 0.68 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.51 | 0.65 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 3.96 | 0.66 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0.61 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 3.84 | 0.57 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 3.57 | 0.57 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 3.15 | 0.57 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.02 | 0.54 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.09 | 0.52 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.03 | 0.46 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.37 | 0.45 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 3.29 | 0.42 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 3.47 | 0.41 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.19 | 0.4 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 2.74 | 0.37 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 2.92 | 0.35 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.55 | 0.34 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.94 | 0.33 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 4.18 | 0.32 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 4.11 | 0.31 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 3.67 | 0.34 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 3.71 | 0.32 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 3.6 | 0.31 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 3.11 | 0.3 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.87 | 0.29 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.76 | 0.3 | 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
Iran vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025