Iran vs Pakistan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Iran
0.8741 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
104th
Pakistan rank
103rd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Iran
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.8741 metric tons per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0063 metric tons per square kilometre.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 104th and Pakistan ranks 103rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0137 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1809 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1672 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan
1970s 0.0319 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2634 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2315 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 0.0879 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4637 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3759 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 0.2157 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7191 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5034 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 0.3056 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7654 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4598 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 0.6135 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8332 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2197 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan
2020s 0.8398 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8633 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0235 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Iran or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.8741 metric tons per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Iran and Pakistan?
0.0063 metric tons per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Pakistan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Iran and Pakistan rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Iran ranks 104th and Pakistan ranks 103rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.