Consumption-based carbon intensity in Iran
Iran: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.4022 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Iran, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Iran stood at 0.4022 kilograms per international-$.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Iran peaked at 0.6376 kilograms per international-$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3547 kilograms per international-$, in 2018.
Iran ranks 20th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5462 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4867 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6376 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4265 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4911 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.389 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3547 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4413 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4291 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4022 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4508 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 17 Belgium 0.4229 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 18 Jamaica 0.4216 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 19 Hong Kong 0.4072 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 21 Belarus 0.3887 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 22 China 0.3867 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 0.3724 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Iran?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Iran was 0.4022 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6376 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3547 kilograms per international-$ in 2018.
- How does Iran rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Iran ranks 20th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).