Afghanistan vs Iran: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural

Afghanistan
0.0253 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Iran
0.0291 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
178th
Iran rank
175th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
00.010.020.030.04199020042019

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0291 units per square kilometre against 0.0253 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0038 units per square kilometre.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 178th and Iran ranks 175th of 210 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iran Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0156 units per square kilometre 0.0327 units per square kilometre 0.0171 units per square kilometre Iran
2000s 0.0194 units per square kilometre 0.0339 units per square kilometre 0.0145 units per square kilometre Iran
2010s 0.0255 units per square kilometre 0.0299 units per square kilometre 0.0044 units per square kilometre Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - emissions on agricultural, Afghanistan or Iran?
Iran, at 0.0291 units per square kilometre against 0.0253 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - emissions on agricultural between Afghanistan and Iran?
0.0038 units per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - emissions on agricultural?
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Iran ranks 175th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 6,148 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.