Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Iran?

Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Iran

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Iran
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Iran: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

62nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.4672 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0228 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Iran, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Iran is 0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Iran peaked at 0.4672 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0228 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

That places Iran 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Iran, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.4672 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.4602 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1962	0.4491 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1963	0.4421 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1964	0.419 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1965	0.3762 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1966	0.3563 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1967	0.3322 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1968	0.303 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1969	0.2786 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1970	0.2591 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1971	0.2187 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1972	0.1854 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1973	0.1234 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-33.4%
1974	0.0757 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-38.7%
1975	0.0702 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1976	0.0556 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1977	0.0488 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1978	0.0529 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1979	0.0471 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1980	0.0464 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1981	0.0449 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1982	0.037 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
1983	0.0309 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1984	0.0308 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1985	0.0288 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1986	0.0256 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1987	0.0414 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+61.6%
1988	0.0466 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1989	0.0492 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1990	0.0497 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1991	0.0493 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1992	0.0564 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
1993	0.11 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+95.1%
1994	0.1014 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1995	0.0782 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-22.8%
1996	0.065 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1997	0.071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1998	0.0758 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1999	0.0768 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2000	0.0832 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2001	0.075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2002	0.0771 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2003	0.068 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2004	0.0575 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
2005	0.0501 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2006	0.0442 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2007	0.035 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
2008	0.0314 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2009	0.032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2010	0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2011	0.0228 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
2012	0.0232 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2013	0.031 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+33.8%
2014	0.0349 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
2015	0.0409 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
2016	0.0363 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2017	0.0354 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2018	0.0456 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+28.8%
2019	0.0561 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+23.1%
2020	0.0721 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+28.7%
2021	0.0517 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-28.4%
2022	0.0516 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2023	0.0495 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2024	0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%

Iran compared with similar countries

Iran's 0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0287 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Iran's 0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP 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
1993	+95.1%	0.0564 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.11 tonnes per US$ of GDP
1987	+61.6%	0.0256 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0414 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3884 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2786 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4672 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1137 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0471 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2591 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0382 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0256 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0492 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0733 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0493 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.11 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0553 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0314 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0832 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0354 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0228 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0561 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0721 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Iran

59 Libya 0.0526 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
60 Angola 0.0521 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
61 Gabon 0.0513 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
63 Ethiopia 0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
64 Thailand 0.0476 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
65 Malaysia 0.0474 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More climate change data for Iran

Spring temperature anomalies 0.0713 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 1.08 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.2419 °C (2026)
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Iran?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Iran was 0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 0.4672 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0228 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Iran rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Iran ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.