Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Iran
Iran: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was -15.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Iran, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Iran stood at -15.3%.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Iran peaked at -3.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -24.1%, in 2002.
Iran ranks 107th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -3.8% | — |
| 1991 | -4.1% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | -3.8% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | -10.2% | +165.5% |
| 1994 | -11.9% | +17.2% |
| 1995 | -8.5% | -28.9% |
| 1996 | -4.3% | -48.7% |
| 1997 | -7.3% | +68.6% |
| 1998 | -5.2% | -28.8% |
| 1999 | -18.5% | +255.3% |
| 2000 | -21.3% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | -19.8% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | -24.1% | +21.6% |
| 2003 | -12.3% | -49.0% |
| 2004 | -12.9% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | -15.1% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | -15.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | -4.8% | -68.9% |
| 2008 | -3.8% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | -5.2% | +36.7% |
| 2010 | -15.1% | +193.4% |
| 2011 | -16.2% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | -7.2% | -55.4% |
| 2013 | -20.3% | +181.1% |
| 2014 | -18.3% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | -8.5% | -53.4% |
| 2016 | -17.6% | +106.4% |
| 2017 | -18.5% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | -20.8% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | -15.5% | -25.6% |
| 2020 | -12.6% | -18.9% |
| 2021 | -15.0% | +19.4% |
| 2022 | -17.6% | +17.3% |
| 2023 | -15.3% | -12.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's -15.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%. (32 countries reporting)
- Iran's -15.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.3%. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -255.3% | -5.2% | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7.8% | -18.5% | -3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | -13.5% | -24.1% | -3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -15.8% | -20.8% | -7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -15.1% | -17.6% | -12.6% | 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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Iran?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Iran was -15.3% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was -3.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.1% in 2002.
- How does Iran rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Iran ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.