Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Iran
Iran: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.488 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Iran, 1913–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iran is 0.488 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iran peaked at 0.6641 kilograms per international-$ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0233 kilograms per international-$, in 1954.
Iran ranks 13th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0609 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0609 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0609 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.2563 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0233 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4667 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4897 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4543 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5338 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4724 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4212 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5615 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5199 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4662 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6615 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5251 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6641 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4498 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6166 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.462 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4285 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5055 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.488 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5156 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 11 Lesotho 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 12 Kuwait 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 15 Ukraine 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 16 Russia 0.449 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Iran
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 92.42 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 71.51 million (2025)
- Urban population 77.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 21.81 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iran?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iran was 0.488 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6641 kilograms per international-$ in 1999.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0233 kilograms per international-$ in 1954.
- How does Iran rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Iran ranks 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).