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

Latest (2023)
0.17 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
123rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.17 t CO2eq/cap
in 2020
All-time low
0.12 t CO2eq/cap
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.15 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.15 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.15 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.15 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.17 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.17 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.17 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.17 t CO2eq/cap

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 120 Armenia 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 120 Indonesia 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 120 Mauritania 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 123 Aruba 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 123 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 123 Guinea 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
  7. 123 Kiribati 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
  8. 123 Mongolia 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
  9. 123 Norway 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
  10. 123 Viet Nam 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.