Per capita methane emissions in Iran
Iran: Per capita methane emissions was 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
35th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.7876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Iran, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Iran is 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Iran peaked at 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
That places Iran 35th 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Iran, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.8116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.8109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.8088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.8076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.8064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.8052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.8027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.8015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.8002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.7989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.7976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.7962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.7935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.7921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.7907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.7893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.7883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.7876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.7958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 0.8044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 0.8132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.8219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 0.8391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 0.8476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 0.8643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.8726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.8808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 0.8889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 0.8969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 0.9048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 0.9127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 0.9204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.9281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.9358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 0.9467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.9474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.9466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.9421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.9398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.9374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 0.9325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.9301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.9279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.9222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.9167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.9114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 0.906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1905 | 0.9006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.8952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.8897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 0.8842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.8839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.9075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 0.9319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1913 | 0.9626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1914 | 0.994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1915 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1916 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1917 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1918 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1919 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1922 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1923 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1924 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1925 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1926 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1927 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1928 | 0.9991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1929 | 0.9791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1930 | 0.9625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1931 | 0.9491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1932 | 0.9386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1933 | 0.931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.9234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 0.9157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 0.9153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.9146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.9138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1941 | 0.9319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.9513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1944 | 0.9635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 0.9846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1948 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1951 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +47.9% |
| 1957 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.0% |
| 1958 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.2% |
| 1959 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1960 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +45.0% |
| 1961 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1962 | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.7% |
| 1969 | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -35.0% |
| 1980 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -43.1% |
| 1981 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.6% |
| 1983 | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | +47.9% | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1960 | +45.0% | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1980 | -43.1% | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1979 | -35.0% | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1982 | +27.6% | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 32 Palau 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 33 Belarus 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 34 Namibia 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 37 Mauritania 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 38 Cyprus 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Iran?
- Per capita methane emissions in Iran was 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Iran rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Iran ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.