Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran
Iran: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 8.92 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 8.92 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran peaked at 8.94 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 tonnes per person, in 1949.
That places Iran 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 115 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2.1 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1920s | 2.53 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | 3.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.3 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 5.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.78 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 3.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | 4.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.65 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | 5.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.54 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | 5.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.33 tonnes per person | 5.61 tonnes per person | 6.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.58 tonnes per person | 6.93 tonnes per person | 8.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 tonnes per person | 8.61 tonnes per person | 8.94 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 26 Guyana 9.61 tonnes per person compare
- 27 Central African Republic 9.5 tonnes per person compare
- 30 New Zealand 8.86 tonnes per person compare
- 31 Libya 8.81 tonnes per person compare
- 32 China 8.43 tonnes per person compare
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 co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran was 8.92 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 including land-use change recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 8.94 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Iran rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Iran ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.