Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Iran
Iran: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Iran, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Iran is 0.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 26.0% on the previous year and up 231.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Iran peaked at 1.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 1998.
Iran ranks 33rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | -0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.4% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Iran?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Iran was 0.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 1998.
- How does Iran rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iran ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.