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Carbon intensity of the economy — Iran

Carbon intensity of the economy in Iran in 2022 — 0.488 kg/$. Ranked 152 in the world out of 164. Since 1913, the indicator has risen by 700%.

2022 0.488 kg/$ −4.5% vs 2021
World rank 152of 164
Period maximum 0.664 kg/$1999
Period minimum 0.023 kg/$1954

Trend over time

1913–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Iran, 1913–202200.20.40.60.8191319241935194619571968197919902001201220221913: 0.061 kg/$1951: 0.154 kg/$1953: 0.085 kg/$1955: 0.352 kg/$1957: 0.391 kg/$1959: 0.379 kg/$1961: 0.454 kg/$1963: 0.454 kg/$1965: 0.491 kg/$1967: 0.506 kg/$1969: 0.477 kg/$1971: 0.469 kg/$1973: 0.474 kg/$1975: 0.446 kg/$1977: 0.454 kg/$1979: 0.562 kg/$1981: 0.468 kg/$1983: 0.473 kg/$1985: 0.486 kg/$1987: 0.54 kg/$1989: 0.662 kg/$1991: 0.593 kg/$1993: 0.564 kg/$1995: 0.619 kg/$1997: 0.525 kg/$1999: 0.664 kg/$2001: 0.613 kg/$2003: 0.527 kg/$2005: 0.514 kg/$2007: 0.462 kg/$2009: 0.45 kg/$2011: 0.429 kg/$2013: 0.474 kg/$2015: 0.482 kg/$2017: 0.468 kg/$2019: 0.505 kg/$2021: 0.511 kg/$2022: 0.488 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.427 (+700%) Average annual rate: 1.93 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 0.488 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.332 kg/$
Southern Asia computed 0.264 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.488 −0.023 −4.5%
2021 0.511 −0.005 −0.97%
2020 0.516 +0.011 +2.18%
2019 0.505 +0.057 +12.72%
2018 0.448 −0.02 −4.27%
2017 0.468 +0.012 +2.63%
2016 0.456 −0.026 −5.39%
2015 0.482 +0.006 +1.26%
2014 0.476 +0.002 +0.42%
2013 0.474 +0.022 +4.87%
2012 0.452 +0.023 +5.36%
2011 0.429 +0.001 +0.23%
2010 0.428 −0.022 −4.89%
2009 0.45 −0.017 −3.64%
2008 0.467 +0.005 +1.08%
2007 0.462 −0.041 −8.15%
2006 0.503 −0.011 −2.14%
2005 0.514 −0.006 −1.15%
2004 0.52 −0.007 −1.33%
2003 0.527 −0.042 −7.38%
2002 0.569 −0.044 −7.18%
2001 0.613 −0.004 −0.65%
2000 0.617 −0.047 −7.08%
1999 0.664 +0.099 +17.52%
1998 0.565 +0.04 +7.62%
1997 0.525 −0.047 −8.22%
1996 0.572 −0.047 −7.59%
1995 0.619 −0.012 −1.9%
1994 0.631 +0.067 +11.88%
1993 0.564 +0.027 +5.03%
1992 0.537 −0.056 −9.44%
1991 0.593 −0.07 −10.56%
1990 0.663 +0.001 +0.15%
1989 0.662 +0.029 +4.58%
1988 0.633 +0.093 +17.22%
1987 0.54 +0.045 +9.09%
1986 0.495 +0.009 +1.85%
1985 0.486 +0.02 +4.29%
1984 0.466 −0.007 −1.48%
1983 0.473 −0.02 −4.06%
1982 0.493 +0.025 +5.34%
1981 0.468 −0.015 −3.11%
1980 0.483 −0.079 −14.06%
1979 0.562 +0.052 +10.2%
1978 0.51 +0.056 +12.33%
1977 0.454 +0.026 +6.07%
1976 0.428 −0.018 −4.04%
1975 0.446 −0.037 −7.66%
1974 0.483 +0.009 +1.9%
1973 0.474 +0.053 +12.59%
1972 0.421 −0.048 −10.23%
1971 0.469 −0.007 −1.47%
1970 0.476 −0.001 −0.21%
1969 0.477 −0.057 −10.67%
1968 0.534 +0.028 +5.53%
1967 0.506 −0.026 −4.89%
1966 0.532 +0.041 +8.35%
1965 0.491 +0.004 +0.82%
1964 0.487 +0.033 +7.27%
1963 0.454 −0.003 −0.66%
1962 0.457 +0.003 +0.66%
1961 0.454 −0.05 −9.92%
1960 0.504 +0.125 +32.98%
1959 0.379 −0.027 −6.65%
1958 0.406 +0.015 +3.84%
1957 0.391 −0.076 −16.27%
1956 0.467 +0.115 +32.67%
1955 0.352 +0.329 +1,430.43%
1954 0.023 −0.062 −72.94%
1953 0.085 −0.006 −6.59%
1952 0.091 −0.063 −40.91%
1951 0.154 −0.06 −28.04%
1950 0.214 — —
1913 0.061 — —

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LK Sri Lanka 0.072 BD Bangladesh 0.119 PK Pakistan 0.161 NP Nepal 0.183 AF Afghanistan 0.191 IN India 0.27 IR Iran 0.488
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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