Iran vs Saudi Arabia
Iran vs Saudi Arabia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 9.05 tonnes in Iran and 18.48 tonnes in Saudi Arabia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 9.43 tonnes, or 2.04 times that in Iran.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Iran ranked 22 and Saudi Arabia ranked 8 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 | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.05 | 18.48 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 9.01 | 18.85 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 8.85 | 19.28 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.87 | 19.18 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 8.39 | 18.29 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.19 | 19.29 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.68 | 19.21 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.84 | 19.48 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.66 | 19.69 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 7.62 | 20.51 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 7.81 | 20.7 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.62 | 19.81 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.47 | 20.61 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.48 | 20.29 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 7.45 | 20.3 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 18.33 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 7.35 | 18.06 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 7.22 | 17.34 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.9 | 17.09 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.53 | 16.85 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.19 | 16.63 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 5.9 | 16.41 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 5.65 | 16.4 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 5.46 | 16.18 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 5.33 | 16.4 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 5.13 | 16.44 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 4.76 | 16.72 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 4.83 | 16.22 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 4.68 | 16.67 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 4.56 | 16.34 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.51 | 17.16 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 3.96 | 16.46 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 4 | 16.34 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 3.84 | 15.92 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 3.57 | 16.34 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 3.15 | 15.85 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.02 | 16.55 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.09 | 16.13 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.03 | 15.74 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.37 | 16.64 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 3.29 | 17.76 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 3.47 | 25.1 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.19 | 26.83 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 2.74 | 27.91 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 2.92 | 31.87 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.55 | 27.49 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.94 | 24.62 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 4.18 | 24.5 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 4.11 | 24.08 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 3.67 | 20.64 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 3.71 | 26.28 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 3.6 | 26.38 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 3.11 | 20.72 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.87 | 16.95 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.76 | 14.6 | 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 Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023