Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Iran
Iran: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.4036 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4036 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
11th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.4566 tonnes per person
in 2013
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1906
Years of data
115
1906–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Iran, 1906–2024
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
Iran recorded 0.4036 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Iran peaked at 0.4566 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1906.
Iran ranks 11th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Iran, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | — |
| 1941 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1942 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -29.2% |
| 1944 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -40.5% |
| 1946 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +98.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1948 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +48.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1950 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +95.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +62.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +39.5% |
| 1958 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +37.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | +32.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0267 tonnes per person | +72.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.035 tonnes per person | +34.9% |
| 1969 | 0.041 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0436 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.047 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0682 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0785 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0866 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0998 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1598 tonnes per person | +60.0% |
| 1979 | 0.097 tonnes per person | -39.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0974 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.106 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1123 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1159 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1202 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1222 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1194 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.117 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1102 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1112 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1244 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1247 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1223 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1294 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1345 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1381 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1396 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1488 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1548 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1674 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1811 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2027 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2068 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2129 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2243 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2245 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2351 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.26 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2861 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3212 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3888 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4199 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4388 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4566 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.429 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.378 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3653 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3518 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3515 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4055 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4424 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.423 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4316 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4299 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4036 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.4036 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.097 tonnes per person, 4.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.4036 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1958 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +98.3% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person |
| 1955 | +95.6% | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person |
| 1966 | +72.1% | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 0.0267 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0226 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 0.041 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0789 tonnes per person | 0.0436 tonnes per person | 0.1598 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1132 tonnes per person | 0.0974 tonnes per person | 0.1222 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1384 tonnes per person | 0.1223 tonnes per person | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2355 tonnes per person | 0.1811 tonnes per person | 0.3212 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3985 tonnes per person | 0.3515 tonnes per person | 0.4566 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4261 tonnes per person | 0.4036 tonnes per person | 0.4424 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Iran?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Iran was 0.4036 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4566 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1906.
- How does Iran rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Iran ranks 11th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.