Waste — Emissions per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 0.17 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 123rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.122 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.134 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.158 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 120 Armenia 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 120 Indonesia 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 120 Mauritania 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 123 Aruba 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 123 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 123 Guinea 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 123 Kiribati 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 123 Mongolia 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 123 Norway 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 123 Viet Nam 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 54,736 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 38,305 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,207 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,576 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 47.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 165.37 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 123rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.