Egypt vs Iran: How have things changed?, per capita

Egypt
0.0174 metric tons per person
in 2024
Iran
0.0164 metric tons per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
79th
Iran rank
82nd

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Iran
00.0050.010.0150.02196519942024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.0174 metric tons per person against 0.0164 metric tons per person in Iran, a difference of 0.001 metric tons per person.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 79th and Iran ranks 82nd of 215 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0028 metric tons per person 0.0008 metric tons per person 0.0019 metric tons per person Egypt
1970s 0.0025 metric tons per person 0.0015 metric tons per person 0.001 metric tons per person Egypt
1980s 0.004 metric tons per person 0.0028 metric tons per person 0.0011 metric tons per person Egypt
1990s 0.0064 metric tons per person 0.0056 metric tons per person 0.0008 metric tons per person Egypt
2000s 0.0112 metric tons per person 0.007 metric tons per person 0.0043 metric tons per person Egypt
2010s 0.0162 metric tons per person 0.0121 metric tons per person 0.0041 metric tons per person Egypt
2020s 0.0178 metric tons per person 0.0155 metric tons per person 0.0023 metric tons per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Egypt or Iran?
Egypt, at 0.0174 metric tons per person against 0.0164 metric tons per person in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Egypt and Iran?
0.001 metric tons per person, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Egypt ranks 79th and Iran ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.