Iran vs South Korea
Iran vs South Korea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 9.05 tonnes in Iran and 11.36 tonnes in South Korea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 2.31 tonnes, or 1.25 times that in Iran.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 1979, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2024, Iran ranked 22 and South Korea ranked 16 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 | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.05 | 11.36 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 9.01 | 11.42 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 8.85 | 11.87 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.87 | 12.34 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 8.39 | 11.91 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.19 | 12.65 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.68 | 13.19 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.84 | 12.95 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.66 | 12.67 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 7.62 | 12.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 7.81 | 12.43 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.62 | 12.73 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.47 | 12.85 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.48 | 12.97 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 7.45 | 12.37 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 11.28 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 7.35 | 11.26 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 7.22 | 11.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.9 | 10.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.53 | 10.71 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.19 | 10.8 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 5.9 | 10.5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 5.65 | 10.38 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 5.46 | 10.07 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 5.33 | 9.92 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 5.13 | 9.24 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 4.76 | 8.5 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 4.83 | 9.99 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 4.68 | 9.59 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 4.56 | 9.03 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.51 | 8.46 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 3.96 | 7.91 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 4 | 7.34 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 3.84 | 6.75 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 3.57 | 6.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 3.15 | 5.67 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.02 | 5.44 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.09 | 4.87 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.03 | 4.77 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.37 | 4.63 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 3.29 | 4.47 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 3.47 | 4.02 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.19 | 3.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 2.74 | 3.81 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 2.92 | 3.71 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.55 | 3.7 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.94 | 3.31 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 4.18 | 3.18 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 4.11 | 2.84 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 3.67 | 2.58 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 3.71 | 2.42 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 3.6 | 2.34 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 3.11 | 1.94 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.87 | 1.92 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.76 | 1.93 | 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 South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025