Co2 intensity in Iran
Iran: Co2 intensity was 0.488 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.488
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
13th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.6641
in 1999
All-time low
0.0233
in 1954
Years of data
74
1913–2022
Co2 intensity in Iran, 1913–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Iran is 0.488, 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, co2 intensity in Iran peaked at 0.6641 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0233, 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.
Co2 intensity in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 0.0609 | — |
| 1950 | 0.2141 | +251.5% |
| 1951 | 0.1542 | -28.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0913 | -40.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0853 | -6.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0233 | -72.7% |
| 1955 | 0.3525 | +1415.4% |
| 1956 | 0.4667 | +32.4% |
| 1957 | 0.3914 | -16.1% |
| 1958 | 0.4057 | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 0.3786 | -6.7% |
| 1960 | 0.5044 | +33.2% |
| 1961 | 0.4544 | -9.9% |
| 1962 | 0.457 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4543 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4874 | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4907 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5321 | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5065 | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5338 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4766 | -10.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4764 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4693 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4212 | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4737 | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4832 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4463 | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4283 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4541 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5103 | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5615 | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4834 | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4677 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4929 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4729 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4662 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4858 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4954 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5404 | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6325 | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6615 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6628 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5927 | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5369 | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5643 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6313 | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.619 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5722 | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5251 | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5649 | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6641 | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6166 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6125 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5688 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5269 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5205 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5136 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5034 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4621 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4667 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4498 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4285 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4285 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4524 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4739 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4762 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4823 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.456 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4684 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4479 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5055 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5156 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.511 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.488 | -4.5% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.488 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.488 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2656, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +1415.4% | 0.0233 | 0.3525 |
| 1950 | +251.5% | 0.0609 | 0.2141 |
| 1954 | -72.7% | 0.0853 | 0.0233 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0609 | 0.0609 | 0.0609 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.2563 | 0.0233 | 0.4667 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4897 | 0.4543 | 0.5338 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4724 | 0.4212 | 0.5615 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5199 | 0.4662 | 0.6615 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5933 | 0.5251 | 0.6641 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5241 | 0.4498 | 0.6166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.462 | 0.4285 | 0.5055 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5048 | 0.488 | 0.5156 | 3 |
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 co2 intensity in Iran?
- Co2 intensity in Iran was 0.488 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6641 in 1999.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0233 in 1954.
- How does Iran rank for co2 intensity?
- Iran ranks 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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