Share global food emissions in Iran
Iran: Share global food emissions was 0.7984 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.7984
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.8507
in 2013
All-time low
0.6189
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Iran, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Iran is 0.7984, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Iran peaked at 0.8507 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6189, in 1990.
That places Iran 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6189 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6364 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6922 | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6447 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6902 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6641 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7002 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.651 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6743 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6654 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6865 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6996 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.662 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7083 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7016 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7353 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7696 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7916 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7856 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7907 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8166 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8347 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.833 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8507 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7967 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7984 | +0.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.7984 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1012, 7.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.7984 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0916, 8.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6637 | 0.6189 | 0.7002 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7331 | 0.662 | 0.7916 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8217 | 0.7967 | 0.8507 | 6 |
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 share global food emissions in Iran?
- Share global food emissions in Iran was 0.7984 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8507 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6189 in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for share global food emissions?
- Iran ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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