Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iran
Iran: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
80th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.2798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iran, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iran stood at 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iran peaked at 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1960.
Iran ranks 80th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iran, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 77 Suriname 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 78 Guinea-Bissau 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 79 Slovenia 0.3532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 81 Costa Rica 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 82 China 0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Senegal 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Iran
- 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)
- Urban population 71.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total 92.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iran?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iran was 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Iran ranks 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.