Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Iran
Iran: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 7.38 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Iran, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Iran stood at 7.38 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Iran peaked at 7.49 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.47 tonnes per person, in 1993.
Iran ranks 37th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.92 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | 4.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.54 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 6.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.51 tonnes per person | 6.04 tonnes per person | 7.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.34 tonnes per person | 7.06 tonnes per person | 7.49 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Iran?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Iran was 7.38 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 tonnes per person in 1993.
- How does Iran rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Iran ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.