Consumption based carbon intensity in Iran
Iran: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.4022 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.4022
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
20th
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.6376
in 1990
All-time low
0.3547
in 2018
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Consumption based carbon intensity in Iran, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in Iran stood at 0.4022.
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 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3547, 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.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6376 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5686 | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5164 | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5068 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.556 | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5666 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5473 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4867 | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5354 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.541 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.485 | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4911 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4317 | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4621 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4532 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4359 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4265 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4401 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4491 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4266 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3636 | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.359 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4197 | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3776 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3893 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4413 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.376 | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3819 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3547 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4272 | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4508 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4344 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4022 | -7.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.4022 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2498, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.4022 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3208, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5462 | 0.4867 | 0.6376 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4501 | 0.4265 | 0.4911 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.389 | 0.3547 | 0.4413 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4291 | 0.4022 | 0.4508 | 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 consumption based carbon intensity in Iran?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Iran was 0.4022 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6376 in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3547 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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