Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Iran
Iran: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use was 10.43 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
10.43
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
10.48
in 2023
All-time low
0.2922
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Iran, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 10.43 for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Iran peaked at 10.48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2922, in 1870.
That places Iran 23rd out of 197 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.
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3017 | — |
| 1851 | 0.3015 | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.3012 | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.3008 | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.3004 | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.2999 | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.2995 | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.299 | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.2986 | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.2981 | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.2975 | -0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.297 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.2964 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.2959 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.2953 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.2947 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.2941 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.2936 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.293 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.2925 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.2922 | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.295 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 0.2981 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 0.3013 | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.3046 | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 0.3079 | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 0.3112 | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 0.3144 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 0.3176 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 0.3206 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.3235 | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 0.3263 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 0.329 | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.3317 | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.3343 | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.3369 | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.3395 | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.342 | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.3446 | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.3466 | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.3481 | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 0.3481 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.3476 | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.3466 | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.3456 | -0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.3445 | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.3435 | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.3424 | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 0.3413 | -0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.3403 | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.3393 | -0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.3346 | -1.4% |
| 1902 | 0.33 | -1.4% |
| 1903 | 0.3255 | -1.4% |
| 1904 | 0.321 | -1.4% |
| 1905 | 0.3166 | -1.4% |
| 1906 | 0.3125 | -1.3% |
| 1907 | 0.3077 | -1.5% |
| 1908 | 0.3032 | -1.4% |
| 1909 | 0.3006 | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.2996 | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.3216 | +7.3% |
| 1912 | 0.3441 | +7.0% |
| 1913 | 0.4154 | +20.7% |
| 1914 | 0.462 | +11.2% |
| 1915 | 0.5015 | +8.6% |
| 1916 | 0.5801 | +15.7% |
| 1917 | 0.6807 | +17.4% |
| 1918 | 0.7703 | +13.2% |
| 1919 | 0.8779 | +14.0% |
| 1920 | 1 | +14.2% |
| 1921 | 1.19 | +18.4% |
| 1922 | 1.37 | +15.3% |
| 1923 | 1.56 | +14.2% |
| 1924 | 1.7 | +8.9% |
| 1925 | 1.72 | +0.9% |
| 1926 | 1.74 | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 1.83 | +5.2% |
| 1928 | 1.86 | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 1.76 | -5.5% |
| 1930 | 1.83 | +4.3% |
| 1931 | 1.75 | -4.5% |
| 1932 | 1.88 | +7.6% |
| 1933 | 2 | +6.4% |
| 1934 | 2.08 | +3.7% |
| 1935 | 2.04 | -2.0% |
| 1936 | 2.16 | +6.2% |
| 1937 | 2.56 | +18.1% |
| 1938 | 2.52 | -1.3% |
| 1939 | 2.38 | -5.7% |
| 1940 | 2.16 | -9.1% |
| 1941 | 1.74 | -19.7% |
| 1942 | 2.29 | +31.8% |
| 1943 | 2.34 | +2.2% |
| 1944 | 3.04 | +30.0% |
| 1945 | 3.74 | +23.0% |
| 1946 | 4.19 | +11.9% |
| 1947 | 4.37 | +4.4% |
| 1948 | 5.24 | +19.8% |
| 1949 | 0.9755 | -81.4% |
| 1950 | 1.09 | +11.6% |
| 1951 | 0.924 | -15.1% |
| 1952 | 0.76 | -17.8% |
| 1953 | 0.7348 | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 0.575 | -21.8% |
| 1955 | 1.36 | +136.0% |
| 1956 | 2.23 | +64.6% |
| 1957 | 2.43 | +8.7% |
| 1958 | 2.76 | +13.7% |
| 1959 | 2.63 | -4.6% |
| 1960 | 4.07 | +54.4% |
| 1961 | 3.75 | -7.8% |
| 1962 | 3.69 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 3.95 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 4.45 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 4.72 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 5.22 | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 5.4 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 6.63 | +22.6% |
| 1969 | 6.39 | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 7.13 | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 7.26 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 7.6 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 8.76 | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 9.07 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 8.2 | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 8.85 | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 8.62 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 8.05 | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 6.53 | -18.9% |
| 1980 | 4.19 | -35.9% |
| 1981 | 3.69 | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 4.51 | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 4.7 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 4.42 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 4.51 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.99 | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 4.2 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 4.39 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 4.75 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 5.08 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 5.52 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 5.6 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.74 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 6.25 | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 6.19 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 6.32 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 6.12 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.35 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 7.28 | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 7.24 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 7.32 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.38 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.85 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 8.07 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 8.35 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.74 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 8.58 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.77 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.88 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.08 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.17 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.13 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.15 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.5 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.35 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 9.58 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.13 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 9.54 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 9.86 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 9.93 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.38 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 10.18 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.48 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 10.43 | -0.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 10.43 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.96, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 10.43 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.52, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +136.0% | 0.575 | 1.36 |
| 1949 | -81.4% | 5.24 | 0.9755 |
| 1956 | +64.6% | 1.36 | 2.23 |
| 1960 | +54.4% | 2.63 | 4.07 |
| 1980 | -35.9% | 6.53 | 4.19 |
| 1942 | +31.8% | 1.74 | 2.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3001 | 0.2981 | 0.3017 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.295 | 0.2925 | 0.2975 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3063 | 0.2922 | 0.3206 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3354 | 0.3235 | 0.3466 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3448 | 0.3403 | 0.3481 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3191 | 0.3006 | 0.3393 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5253 | 0.2996 | 0.8779 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.57 | 1 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.12 | 1.75 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.01 | 0.9755 | 5.24 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.55 | 0.575 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.83 | 3.69 | 6.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.01 | 6.53 | 9.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.33 | 3.69 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.04 | 5.08 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.12 | 7.24 | 8.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.45 | 9.08 | 10.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.28 | 9.93 | 10.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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 per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Iran?
- Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Iran was 10.43 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 10.48 in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2922 in 1870.
- How does Iran rank for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
- Iran ranks 23rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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