Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Iran
Iran: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.5178 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5178
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
5th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.5582
in 2021
All-time low
0.3623
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Iran, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.5178 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Iran peaked at 0.5582 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3623, in 1991.
That places Iran 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3698 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3623 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3725 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3762 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4366 | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4353 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4249 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4379 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4287 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4597 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4577 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.465 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4491 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4363 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4484 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4685 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4815 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4737 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4872 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.498 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4736 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4687 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4924 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.517 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5117 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5134 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4814 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4847 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4999 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5516 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5454 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5582 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5402 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5284 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5178 | -2.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.5178 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1548, 3.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.5178 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2568, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4104 | 0.3623 | 0.4597 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4665 | 0.4363 | 0.498 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4994 | 0.4687 | 0.5516 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.538 | 0.5178 | 0.5582 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 2 Libya 0.6885 compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6127 compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.5881 compare
- 6 Oman 0.5079 compare
- 7 Kuwait 0.5073 compare
- 8 South Africa 0.5057 compare
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 carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Iran?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Iran was 0.5178 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5582 in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3623 in 1991.
- How does Iran rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Iran ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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