Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iran
Iran: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iran, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iran is 0.8%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iran peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 8.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iran?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iran was 0.8% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Iran ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.