Waste — Emissions in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Waste — Emissions was 504 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
504 kt
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
7th
of 20 regions
All-time high
504 kt
in 2023
All-time low
98.6 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023

100200300400500196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 504 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 504 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.6 kt, in 1961.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 7th of 20 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 98.6 kt
1962 100 kt +1.4%
1963 102 kt +2.0%
1964 104 kt +2.0%
1965 106 kt +1.9%
1966 108 kt +1.9%
1967 110 kt +1.9%
1968 112 kt +1.8%
1969 114 kt +1.8%
1970 118 kt +3.5%
1971 123 kt +4.2%
1972 126 kt +2.4%
1973 130 kt +3.2%
1974 133 kt +2.3%
1975 136 kt +2.3%
1976 141 kt +3.7%
1977 145 kt +2.8%
1978 148 kt +2.1%
1979 153 kt +3.4%
1980 158 kt +3.3%
1981 163 kt +3.2%
1982 167 kt +2.5%
1983 174 kt +4.2%
1984 180 kt +3.4%
1985 188 kt +4.4%
1986 193 kt +2.7%
1987 200 kt +3.6%
1988 206 kt +3.0%
1989 216 kt +4.9%
1990 223 kt +3.2%
1991 227 kt +1.8%
1992 232 kt +2.2%
1993 234 kt +0.9%
1994 242 kt +3.4%
1995 248 kt +2.5%
1996 253 kt +2.0%
1997 245 kt -3.2%
1998 253 kt +3.3%
1999 252 kt -0.4%
2000 251 kt -0.4%
2001 257 kt +2.4%
2002 277 kt +7.8%
2003 281 kt +1.4%
2004 287 kt +2.1%
2005 299 kt +4.2%
2006 338 kt +13.0%
2007 349 kt +3.3%
2008 363 kt +4.0%
2009 372 kt +2.5%
2010 394 kt +5.9%
2011 404 kt +2.5%
2012 397 kt -1.7%
2013 400 kt +0.8%
2014 419 kt +4.8%
2015 424 kt +1.2%
2016 442 kt +4.2%
2017 455 kt +2.9%
2018 460 kt +1.1%
2019 464 kt +0.9%
2020 479 kt +3.2%
2021 486 kt +1.5%
2022 496 kt +2.1%
2023 504 kt +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 106.07 kt 98.6 kt 114 kt 9
1970s 135.3 kt 118 kt 153 kt 10
1980s 184.5 kt 158 kt 216 kt 10
1990s 240.9 kt 223 kt 253 kt 10
2000s 307.4 kt 251 kt 372 kt 10
2010s 425.9 kt 394 kt 464 kt 10
2020s 491.25 kt 479 kt 504 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 4 Russian Federation 4,770 kt compare
  2. 5 Brazil 4,450 kt compare
  3. 5 India 4,450 kt compare
  4. 7 USSR 3,560 kt compare
  5. 8 Mexico 2,220 kt compare
  6. 9 Indonesia 1,730 kt compare
  7. 10 Saudi Arabia 1,110 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Waste — emissions in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 504 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 504 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 98.6 kt in 1961.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for waste — emissions?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 7th out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf