Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Iran
Iran: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 8.92 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Iran, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Iran is 8.92 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Iran peaked at 8.94 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.98 tonnes per person, in 1980.
That places Iran 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Iran, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.27 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 3.4 tonnes per person | -20.3% |
| 1962 | 3.1 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 3.1 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 3.08 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 3.4 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 3.39 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 3.77 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 3.58 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 4.45 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1971 | 5.32 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 5.71 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 5.11 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 4.77 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 4.09 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1976 | 4.29 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 3.97 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 5.27 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 1979 | 3.53 tonnes per person | -33.0% |
| 1980 | 2.98 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 3.06 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 3.47 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 3.65 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 3.59 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 3.73 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 3.42 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 3.57 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 3.33 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 4.78 tonnes per person | +45.2% |
| 1991 | 4.77 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.28 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 4.21 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.42 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 4.2 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 4.55 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 4.08 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 4.12 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.94 tonnes per person | +44.0% |
| 2000 | 5.61 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 5.87 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 5.93 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.1 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 6.45 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 6.72 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 6.51 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.6 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.72 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 6.93 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.02 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.22 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 7.29 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.59 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 7.49 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.41 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.91 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 8.34 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 8.59 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 8.61 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.84 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 8.72 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.94 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.92 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 8.92 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.35 tonnes per person, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 8.92 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.92 tonnes per person, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +45.2% | 3.29 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person |
| 1999 | +44.0% | 4.12 tonnes per person | 5.94 tonnes per person |
| 1979 | -33.0% | 5.27 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | 4.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.65 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | 5.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.54 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | 5.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.33 tonnes per person | 5.61 tonnes per person | 6.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.58 tonnes per person | 6.93 tonnes per person | 8.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 tonnes per person | 8.61 tonnes per person | 8.94 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More climate change data for Iran
- Share co2 vs population 0.7863 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -177.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -12.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.9283 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7738 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -620.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 77.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Iran?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Iran was 8.92 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 8.94 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 tonnes per person in 1980.
- How does Iran rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Iran ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.