Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran
Iran: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran, 1906–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran is 1.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran peaked at 1.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1949.
Iran ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 0.2% | — |
| 1911 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1912 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 1915 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 1916 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1917 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1918 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 1919 | 0.3% | +11.4% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 1921 | 0.3% | +10.9% |
| 1922 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 1923 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 1925 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 1927 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 1928 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1929 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 1930 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 1931 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 1932 | 0.4% | +10.1% |
| 1933 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 1934 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1936 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.4% | +12.6% |
| 1938 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 1939 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 1940 | 0.4% | -12.1% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | -18.7% |
| 1942 | 0.4% | +26.1% |
| 1943 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 1944 | 0.5% | +26.1% |
| 1945 | 0.6% | +30.9% |
| 1946 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 1947 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.8% | +16.9% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | -78.3% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +40.3% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 1954 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | +36.3% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | +13.0% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 1960 | 0.5% | +24.4% |
| 1961 | 0.4% | -18.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +22.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +22.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +34.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -30.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +21.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | +47.5% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +44.6% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 33.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 14.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | -78.3% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| 1990 | +47.5% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| 1999 | +44.6% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 5 |
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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran was 1.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1949.
- How does Iran rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Iran ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.