Iran vs United Arab Emirates: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Iran
0.8741 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.8688 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
104th
United Arab Emirates rank
106th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Iran
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.8741 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.8688 metric tons per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0053 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Iran ranks 104th and United Arab Emirates ranks 106th of 215 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0137 metric tons per square kilometre 0.552 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5382 metric tons per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1970s 0.0319 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7927 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7608 metric tons per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0879 metric tons per square kilometre 1.08 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9894 metric tons per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.2157 metric tons per square kilometre 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.3056 metric tons per square kilometre 1.33 metric tons per square kilometre 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.6135 metric tons per square kilometre 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4438 metric tons per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.8398 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9705 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1307 metric tons per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Iran or United Arab Emirates?
Iran, at 0.8741 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.8688 metric tons per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Iran and United Arab Emirates?
0.0053 metric tons per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Arab Emirates?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Iran and United Arab Emirates rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Iran ranks 104th and United Arab Emirates ranks 106th 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.