Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran
Iran: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative 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
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 115 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran peaked at 0.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1906.
That places Iran 21st out of 194 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.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 0.0% | — |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +72.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +46.0% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +30.9% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +23.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 10.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 9.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | +72.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1912 | +46.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1913 | +30.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iran was 0.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1906.
- How does Iran rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Iran ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).