CO2 emissions per person in Iran
Carbon dioxide emissions in Iran were 9.05 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Iran, 2024
9.05
Change from 2023
+0.5%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
23rd of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Iran over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.05 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 9.01 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 8.85 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 8.87 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 8.39 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 8.19 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 7.68 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 7.84 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 7.66 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 7.62 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 7.81 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 7.62 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 7.46 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 7.48 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 7.45 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 7.50 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 7.35 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 7.22 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 6.90 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 6.53 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 6.19 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 5.90 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 5.65 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 5.46 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 5.33 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 9.01 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.81 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +15.9%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Iran has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Iran
All statistics for Iran
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
11.5 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
2.07e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
3.54e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
1,054.8 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
175.7 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
30.02 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank