Iran Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
1,054,765,071
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.39%
increase
Global Share
2.0%
Per Capita
12.24
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Iran were 1,054,765,071 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2.4% over the previous year, representing an increase by 24,670,377 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 1,030,094,694 tons.
- Per capita: 12.24 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Iran accounts for 2.0% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,054,765,071 | 828,989,585 | 175,703,314 | 30,018,594 | 20,053,579 | 12.24 | 2.39% | 2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,030,094,694 | 816,133,034 | 165,423,758 | 29,610,407 | 18,927,495 | 12.03 | 4.06% | 2.0% |
| 2022 | 989,864,563 | 792,058,914 | 150,596,444 | 29,410,372 | 17,798,833 | 11.65 | 1.62% | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 974,107,189 | 784,264,638 | 143,862,800 | 29,304,423 | 16,675,327 | 11.55 | 7.05% | 1.9% |
| 2020 | 909,938,224 | 735,870,879 | 130,567,546 | 27,970,031 | 15,529,766 | 10.89 | 2.08% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 891,364,201 | 712,580,402 | 137,431,771 | 26,939,178 | 14,412,850 | 10.76 | 4.05% | 1.8% |
| 2018 | 856,691,569 | 661,449,949 | 155,175,611 | 26,746,398 | 13,319,612 | 10.45 | −1.19% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 866,986,765 | 666,380,847 | 162,427,731 | 26,078,955 | 12,099,231 | 10.68 | 3.48% | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 837,861,475 | 642,306,294 | 158,283,917 | 26,192,361 | 11,078,902 | 10.44 | 5.61% | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 793,332,052 | 629,490,167 | 129,372,449 | 24,409,748 | 10,059,688 | 10 | −0.86% | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 800,223,395 | 636,539,915 | 129,068,001 | 25,286,767 | 9,328,711 | 10.21 | 1.76% | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 786,381,555 | 612,631,503 | 137,784,548 | 27,249,871 | 8,715,633 | 10.16 | 2.62% | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 766,304,478 | 592,477,859 | 137,563,115 | 27,814,927 | 8,448,577 | 10.02 | −1.27% | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 776,162,727 | 585,919,816 | 154,572,632 | 27,418,066 | 8,252,212 | 10.28 | 1.12% | 1.7% |
| 2010 | 767,599,700 | 576,749,804 | 154,470,317 | 28,265,405 | 8,114,174 | 10.29 | 1.31% | 1.7% |
| 2009 | 757,697,781 | 573,214,627 | 149,157,794 | 27,313,062 | 8,012,297 | 10.28 | 2.8% | 1.8% |
| 2008 | 737,024,911 | 555,159,566 | 147,339,994 | 26,730,758 | 7,794,593 | 10.12 | 2.19% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 721,223,061 | 538,530,413 | 149,015,062 | 26,218,416 | 7,459,170 | 10.01 | 3.45% | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 697,203,657 | 506,048,625 | 157,631,382 | 26,387,397 | 7,136,252 | 9.79 | 7.15% | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 650,680,295 | 468,989,865 | 150,018,073 | 24,871,151 | 6,801,206 | 9.24 | 7.05% | 1.6% |
| 2004 | 607,849,004 | 434,974,226 | 141,589,917 | 25,319,395 | 5,965,466 | 8.73 | 4.75% | 1.5% |
| 2003 | 580,304,118 | 405,595,950 | 145,156,224 | 24,036,874 | 5,515,070 | 8.43 | 8.82% | 1.5% |
| 2002 | 533,275,103 | 384,325,027 | 120,905,585 | 23,297,105 | 4,747,387 | 7.84 | 3.16% | 1.5% |
| 2001 | 516,948,301 | 368,163,903 | 121,416,137 | 23,468,246 | 3,900,015 | 7.7 | 1.09% | 1.4% |
| 2000 | 511,377,324 | 353,939,589 | 131,049,263 | 23,080,857 | 3,307,616 | 7.73 | 6.19% | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 481,548,941 | 335,856,223 | 119,437,636 | 23,327,644 | 2,927,437 | 7.4 | 5.69% | 1.4% |
| 1998 | 455,617,887 | 307,051,657 | 122,602,096 | 23,594,591 | 2,369,543 | 7.13 | −3.15% | 1.3% |
| 1997 | 470,425,190 | 307,291,259 | 138,018,281 | 22,918,522 | 2,197,128 | 7.5 | 2.99% | 1.4% |
| 1996 | 456,788,554 | 294,164,888 | 138,727,804 | 21,742,941 | 2,152,921 | 7.42 | 4.19% | 1.3% |
| 1995 | 438,414,353 | 283,369,353 | 131,983,270 | 20,833,643 | 2,228,087 | 7.24 | 0.18% | 1.3% |
| 1994 | 437,636,230 | 277,551,540 | 137,228,401 | 20,466,610 | 2,389,678 | 7.33 | 9.82% | 1.3% |
| 1993 | 398,496,037 | 243,310,287 | 132,882,857 | 19,621,855 | 2,681,038 | 6.76 | −0.38% | 1.2% |
| 1992 | 400,015,004 | 244,525,626 | 131,353,217 | 21,157,145 | 2,979,017 | 6.87 | 6.39% | 1.2% |
| 1991 | 375,980,716 | 230,226,697 | 123,745,707 | 18,876,943 | 3,131,369 | 6.55 | 13.49% | 1.2% |
| 1990 | 331,283,735 | 208,474,887 | 101,803,176 | 18,359,326 | 2,646,346 | 5.89 | 12.66% | 1.0% |
| 1989 | 294,044,841 | 178,655,446 | 94,453,182 | 18,954,831 | 1,981,383 | 5.37 | 11.21% | 0.92% |
| 1988 | 264,408,844 | 166,449,660 | 79,500,422 | 16,657,709 | 1,801,053 | 4.98 | 0.76% | 0.84% |
| 1987 | 262,414,077 | 164,960,557 | 79,234,744 | 16,469,087 | 1,749,690 | 5.13 | 6.68% | 0.86% |
| 1986 | 245,982,156 | 156,029,146 | 71,848,806 | 16,472,961 | 1,631,244 | 4.99 | −5.73% | 0.83% |
| 1985 | 260,929,980 | 167,240,432 | 76,570,405 | 15,588,251 | 1,530,893 | 5.51 | 5.66% | 0.90% |
| 1984 | 246,961,365 | 157,079,236 | 73,639,261 | 14,978,216 | 1,264,652 | 5.43 | −2.78% | 0.86% |
| 1983 | 254,011,493 | 159,668,597 | 78,314,198 | 15,034,397 | 994,300 | 5.82 | 10.68% | 0.91% |
| 1982 | 229,508,765 | 141,367,513 | 73,481,192 | 13,703,300 | 956,760 | 5.48 | 25.29% | 0.83% |
| 1981 | 183,184,486 | 115,220,427 | 54,095,075 | 13,105,762 | 763,223 | 4.55 | −2.24% | 0.66% |
| 1980 | 187,389,740 | 116,399,436 | 58,135,762 | 12,091,721 | 762,821 | 4.85 | −24.74% | 0.66% |
| 1979 | 248,980,749 | 136,293,339 | 99,778,794 | 12,173,027 | 735,589 | 6.68 | −19.07% | 0.87% |
| 1978 | 307,644,617 | 146,298,121 | 149,144,840 | 11,471,750 | 729,906 | 8.55 | −4.12% | 1.1% |
| 1977 | 320,855,262 | 150,158,117 | 158,475,407 | 11,520,251 | 701,488 | 9.22 | 0.57% | 1.2% |
| 1976 | 319,037,935 | 143,195,260 | 164,226,679 | 10,894,366 | 721,630 | 9.46 | 11.66% | 1.2% |
| 1975 | 285,726,593 | 124,104,891 | 150,423,145 | 10,400,505 | 798,051 | 8.73 | −4.52% | 1.1% |
| 1974 | 299,244,303 | 121,704,549 | 166,358,177 | 10,391,488 | 790,089 | 9.41 | 4.21% | 1.2% |
| 1973 | 287,152,502 | 114,725,724 | 161,861,248 | 9,836,351 | 729,180 | 9.29 | 16.05% | 1.1% |
| 1972 | 247,445,300 | 96,235,781 | 141,191,558 | 9,399,055 | 618,906 | 8.23 | 10.26% | 1.0% |
| 1971 | 224,412,536 | 86,189,721 | 128,409,482 | 9,218,312 | 595,020 | 7.66 | 2.68% | 0.96% |
| 1970 | 218,545,795 | 80,403,542 | 128,395,511 | 9,151,722 | 595,020 | 7.66 | – | 0.94% |
See also
- Iran CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Iran
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).