Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Iran
Iran: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was 1.99 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.99 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 81.4%
World rank
42nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
51.86 % change on previous year
in 1956
All-time low
-40.95 % change on previous year
in 1980
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Iran, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Iran stood at 1.99 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 81.4% on the previous year and up 318.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Iran peaked at 51.86 % change on previous year in 1956 and was at its lowest, -40.95 % change on previous year, in 1980.
That places Iran 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Iran, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.4626 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.4604 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.458 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.4557 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.4534 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.4513 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.449 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.4468 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.4446 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.4424 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.4384 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 0.4362 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.4341 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.4321 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.4299 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.4279 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.4259 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.4238 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.4219 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.42 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1871 | 1.51 % change on previous year | +258.7% |
| 1872 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1873 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1874 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1875 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1876 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1877 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1878 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1879 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1881 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1882 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1883 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1884 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1885 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1886 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1887 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1888 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1890 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1891 | 0.867 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1892 | 0.8589 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1893 | 0.8511 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1894 | 0.8433 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.8358 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.8283 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.8211 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.8139 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.8067 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1900 | 0.7997 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1901 | 0.4039 % change on previous year | -49.5% |
| 1902 | 0.3965 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1903 | 0.389 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1904 | 0.3817 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1905 | 0.3746 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1906 | 0.3675 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1907 | 0.3606 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.3538 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.347 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.3405 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1911 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +286.1% |
| 1912 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1913 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1914 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1915 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1916 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1917 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1918 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1919 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1921 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1922 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1923 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1927 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1928 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.996 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1930 | 0.9829 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 0.9684 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1932 | 0.9559 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1933 | 0.9444 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 0.9316 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1935 | 0.9199 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1936 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +86.9% |
| 1937 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1938 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1939 | 2.05 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 1940 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1942 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1943 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1944 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 1945 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +43.3% |
| 1946 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1947 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1948 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1949 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1950 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1951 | 3.86 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 1952 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1954 | 3.01 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 1955 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1956 | 51.86 % change on previous year | +1863.6% |
| 1957 | 20.18 % change on previous year | -61.1% |
| 1958 | 13.22 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 1959 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 1960 | 49.34 % change on previous year | -2481.4% |
| 1961 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 1962 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
| 1963 | 5.69 % change on previous year | +412.9% |
| 1964 | 13.21 % change on previous year | +132.2% |
| 1965 | 5.77 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1966 | 7.92 % change on previous year | +37.3% |
| 1967 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 1968 | 26.47 % change on previous year | +366.0% |
| 1969 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 1970 | 17.37 % change on previous year | -1030.6% |
| 1971 | -0.0968 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 1972 | 9.94 % change on previous year | -10365.9% |
| 1973 | 14.61 % change on previous year | +47.1% |
| 1974 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -80.8% |
| 1975 | -9.48 % change on previous year | -437.2% |
| 1976 | 8.96 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 1977 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -138.8% |
| 1978 | -5.89 % change on previous year | +69.6% |
| 1979 | -32.7 % change on previous year | +454.7% |
| 1980 | -40.95 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 1981 | -6.71 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 1982 | 34.5 % change on previous year | -613.8% |
| 1983 | 6.5 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 1984 | -5.8 % change on previous year | -189.2% |
| 1985 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -169.6% |
| 1986 | -5.96 % change on previous year | -247.7% |
| 1987 | 9.98 % change on previous year | -267.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1752 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 1989 | 18.21 % change on previous year | +10296.3% |
| 1990 | 7.83 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 1991 | 20.91 % change on previous year | +167.0% |
| 1992 | 5.99 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
| 1993 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -80.8% |
| 1994 | 3.18 % change on previous year | +176.9% |
| 1995 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -220.6% |
| 1996 | 5.12 % change on previous year | -233.4% |
| 1997 | -0.5649 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 1998 | -11.05 % change on previous year | +1856.2% |
| 1999 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 2000 | 9.23 % change on previous year | -472.8% |
| 2001 | -7.5 % change on previous year | -181.2% |
| 2002 | -0.127 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 2003 | 19.86 % change on previous year | -15739.3% |
| 2004 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2005 | 5.6 % change on previous year | -338.0% |
| 2006 | 4.78 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 2007 | -5.5 % change on previous year | -215.2% |
| 2008 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -189.0% |
| 2010 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +242.8% |
| 2011 | -0.2265 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2012 | -11.25 % change on previous year | +4866.9% |
| 2013 | -0.0243 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 2014 | -0.9091 % change on previous year | +3637.3% |
| 2015 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -256.9% |
| 2016 | 21.6 % change on previous year | +1414.4% |
| 2017 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2018 | -4.05 % change on previous year | -278.2% |
| 2019 | -15.67 % change on previous year | +287.2% |
| 2020 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 2021 | 10.35 % change on previous year | -409.8% |
| 2022 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 2023 | 10.7 % change on previous year | +204.6% |
| 2024 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.99 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3132 % change on previous year, 6.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.99 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.37 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +15739.3% | -0.127 % change on previous year | 19.86 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +10365.9% | -0.0968 % change on previous year | 9.94 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +10296.3% | 0.1752 % change on previous year | 18.21 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -4866.9% | -0.2265 % change on previous year | -11.25 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -3637.3% | -0.0243 % change on previous year | -0.9091 % change on previous year |
| 1960 | +2481.4% | -2.07 % change on previous year | 49.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4535 % change on previous year | 0.4446 % change on previous year | 0.4626 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.4313 % change on previous year | 0.4219 % change on previous year | 0.4424 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.32 % change on previous year | 0.42 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8685 % change on previous year | 0.8067 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4174 % change on previous year | 0.347 % change on previous year | 0.7997 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.14 % change on previous year | 0.3405 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.996 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.28 % change on previous year | 0.9199 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.47 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.22 % change on previous year | -2.07 % change on previous year | 51.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.84 % change on previous year | -4.9 % change on previous year | 49.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.205 % change on previous year | -32.7 % change on previous year | 17.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 % change on previous year | -40.95 % change on previous year | 34.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.62 % change on previous year | -11.05 % change on previous year | 20.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 % change on previous year | -7.5 % change on previous year | 19.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3308 % change on previous year | -15.67 % change on previous year | 21.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 % change on previous year | -3.34 % change on previous year | 10.7 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 40 Myanmar 2.03 % change on previous year compare
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- 43 Solomon Islands 1.98 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Bolivia 1.78 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Bulgaria 1.76 % change on previous year compare
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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Iran?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Iran was 1.99 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 51.86 % change on previous year in 1956.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.95 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does Iran rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Iran ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 318.6%. 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 Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.