Iran
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry in Iran, 2022.
2022 at a glance
- Total
- 767 million tonnes6th of 164 countries in 2022
- Per person
- 8.57 tonnes22nd of 164 countries in 2022
- Per unit of GDP
- 0.488 kg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP)13th of 164 countries in 2022
In 2024, the latest year with a total, Iran emitted 793 million tonnes.
The trend
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry in Iran was 793 million tonnes in 2024, 276% more than in 1990. The highest yearly total between 1950 and 2024 was 793 million tonnes, in 2024.
Show the data as a table
| Year | Million tonnes |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.60 |
| 1955 | 15.8 |
| 1960 | 37.4 |
| 1965 | 53.7 |
| 1970 | 91.8 |
| 1975 | 139 |
| 1980 | 121 |
| 1985 | 160 |
| 1990 | 211 |
| 1995 | 271 |
| 2000 | 367 |
| 2005 | 467 |
| 2010 | 561 |
| 2015 | 642 |
| 2020 | 746 |
| 2024 | 793 |
By source, 2022
| Source | Million tonnes |
|---|---|
| Coal | 7.46 |
| Oil | 208 |
| Gas | 481 |
| Cement | 38.6 |
| Gas flaring | 32.4 |
Compared with
Sources
- Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.
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