Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Iran
Iran: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,639 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,639 kilograms per person
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
46th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1,773 kilograms per person
in 2022
All-time low
670.61 kilograms per person
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Iran, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Iran stood at 1,639 kilograms per person.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Iran peaked at 1,773 kilograms per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 670.61 kilograms per person, in 1990.
That places Iran 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Iran, year by year
| Year | kilograms per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 670.61 kilograms per person | — |
| 1991 | 705.49 kilograms per person | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 721.58 kilograms per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 811.19 kilograms per person | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 922.46 kilograms per person | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 895.58 kilograms per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 953.07 kilograms per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 962.76 kilograms per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 987.76 kilograms per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,088 kilograms per person | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 1,152 kilograms per person | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1,191 kilograms per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1,273 kilograms per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1,330 kilograms per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,380 kilograms per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1,461 kilograms per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1,514 kilograms per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1,482 kilograms per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1,526 kilograms per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1,638 kilograms per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 1,522 kilograms per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 1,506 kilograms per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,574 kilograms per person | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1,610 kilograms per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,748 kilograms per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1,699 kilograms per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,571 kilograms per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 1,604 kilograms per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,623 kilograms per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,664 kilograms per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,482 kilograms per person | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 1,615 kilograms per person | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 1,773 kilograms per person | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 1,639 kilograms per person | -7.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1,639 kilograms per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 958.62 kilograms per person, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1,639 kilograms per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,089 kilograms per person, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 871.86 kilograms per person | 670.61 kilograms per person | 1,088 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,395 kilograms per person | 1,152 kilograms per person | 1,638 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,612 kilograms per person | 1,506 kilograms per person | 1,748 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,627 kilograms per person | 1,482 kilograms per person | 1,773 kilograms per person | 4 |
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 transport in Iran?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Iran was 1,639 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1,773 kilograms per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 670.61 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Iran ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.