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Iran CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
828,989,585
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.58%
increase
Global Share
2.09%
Per Capita
9.62
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Iran were 828,989,585 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 1.58% over the previous year, representing an increase by 12,856,551 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 816,133,034 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Iran are equivalent to 9.62 tons per person, an increase by 0.08 over the figure of 9.53 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 0.9% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Iran

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 828,989,585 1.58% 9.62 2.09%
2023 816,133,034 3.04% 9.53 2.09%
2022 792,058,914 0.99% 9.32 2.05%
2021 784,264,638 6.58% 9.3 2.05%
2020 735,870,879 3.27% 8.8 2.03%
2019 712,580,402 7.73% 8.6 1.87%
2018 661,449,949 −0.74% 8.07 1.74%
2017 666,380,847 3.75% 8.21 1.80%
2016 642,306,294 2.04% 8 1.77%
2015 629,490,167 −1.11% 7.93 1.73%
2014 636,539,915 3.9% 8.12 1.75%
2013 612,631,503 3.4% 7.91 1.69%
2012 592,477,859 1.12% 7.75 1.67%
2011 585,919,816 1.59% 7.76 1.67%
2010 576,749,804 0.62% 7.73 1.70%
2009 573,214,627 3.25% 7.78 1.79%
2008 555,159,566 3.09% 7.62 1.71%
2007 538,530,413 6.42% 7.48 1.67%
2006 506,048,625 7.9% 7.1 1.63%
2005 468,989,865 7.82% 6.66 1.56%
2004 434,974,226 7.24% 6.25 1.50%
2003 405,595,950 5.53% 5.89 1.47%
2002 384,325,027 4.39% 5.65 1.45%
2001 368,163,903 4.02% 5.49 1.42%
2000 353,939,589 5.38% 5.35 1.38%
1999 335,856,223 9.38% 5.16 1.35%
1998 307,051,657 −0.08% 4.81 1.24%
1997 307,291,259 4.46% 4.9 1.25%
1996 294,164,888 3.81% 4.78 1.22%
1995 283,369,353 2.1% 4.68 1.20%
1994 277,551,540 14.07% 4.65 1.20%
1993 243,310,287 −0.5% 4.12 1.07%
1992 244,525,626 6.21% 4.2 1.08%
1991 230,226,697 10.43% 4.01 1.01%
1990 208,474,887 16.69% 3.71 0.92%
1989 178,655,446 7.33% 3.26 0.80%
1988 166,449,660 0.9% 3.14 0.76%
1987 164,960,557 5.72% 3.22 0.78%
1986 156,029,146 −6.7% 3.17 0.76%
1985 167,240,432 6.47% 3.53 0.83%
1984 157,079,236 −1.62% 3.45 0.79%
1983 159,668,597 12.95% 3.66 0.83%
1982 141,367,513 22.69% 3.38 0.74%
1981 115,220,427 −1.01% 2.86 0.59%
1980 116,399,436 −14.6% 3.01 0.59%
1979 136,293,339 −6.84% 3.66 0.68%
1978 146,298,121 −2.57% 4.07 0.75%
1977 150,158,117 4.86% 4.31 0.80%
1976 143,195,260 15.38% 4.24 0.78%
1975 124,104,891 1.97% 3.79 0.72%
1974 121,704,549 6.08% 3.83 0.70%
1973 114,725,724 19.21% 3.71 0.66%
1972 96,235,781 11.66% 3.2 0.58%
1971 86,189,721 7.2% 2.94 0.55%
1970 80,403,542 2.82 0.51%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).