CO2 emissions per capita rose 4.94% to 7,924 kg in Iran in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, CO2 emissions per capita in Iran reached an all time high of 7,924 kg in 2017 and an all time low of 874 kg in 1965. When compared to Iran's main peers, CO2 emissions per capita in Iraq amounted to 3,782 kg, 988 kg in Pakistan and 14,610 kg in Turkmenistan in 2017.
Iran has been ranked 31st within the group of 79 countries we follow in terms of CO2 emissions per capita, 18 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
CO2 Emissions Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Afghanistan | kg | 421 | 361 | 329 | 315 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
China | kg | 6,433 | 6,530 | 6,676 | 6,654 | 6,602 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kg | 1,424 | 1,501 | 1,550 | 1,657 | 1,690 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | kg | 7,201 | 7,164 | 7,475 | 7,739 | 7,582 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | kg | 3,271 | 3,397 | 3,556 | 3,346 | 3,278 | ||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | kg | 12,592 | 12,924 | 12,898 | 12,891 | 12,396 | ||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | kg | 27,522 | 29,612 | 29,983 | 25,950 | 27,530 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | kg | 819 | 814 | 803 | 828 | 861 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | kg | 18,085 | 18,624 | 18,614 | 19,548 | 19,807 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | kg | 2,613 | 2,049 | 1,672 | 1,407 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | kg | 13,290 | 14,431 | 12,960 | 14,081 | 15,497 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | kg | 3,565 | 3,460 | 3,386 | 3,480 | 3,652 |