Statement:
South Korea produces more carbon dioxide than Iran

In the Carbon dioxide emissions rating South Korea holds position #7 ²⁰¹⁹ out of 201 and Iran is #8 out of 201 ²⁰¹⁹.
Position of South Korea is worse than position of Iran.

Referencies:

1. Carbon dioxide emissions ²⁰¹⁹ by CIA

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Tons of CO2' in descending order.

   Iran	'Tons of CO2' value is	646,038,000
   South Korea	'Tons of CO2' value is	686,954,000