Methane emissions in Iran

Iran emitted 175.7 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Iran, 2024 175.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +6.2% 2023: 165.4 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 8th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Iran over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period IranWorld
2024 175.7 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 165.4 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 150.6 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 143.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 130.6 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 137.4 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 155.2 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 162.4 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 158.3 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 129.4 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 129.1 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 137.8 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 137.6 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 154.6 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 154.5 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 149.2 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 147.3 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 149.0 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 157.6 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 150.0 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 141.6 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 145.2 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 120.9 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 121.4 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 131.0 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +6.2% from 165.4 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 129.1 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +36.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Iran has the 8th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Iran
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database