Middle East & North Africa · Lower middle income · 2023

Iran: large EDGAR inventory · 991 MtCO₂e

In 2023, Iran emitted 991 MtCO₂e (11.27 t per person, 2.56 t per $1K GDP) - energy led at 23% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 79%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Iran ranks #8 / 51 by absolute total and #14 / 51 by per-capita emissions among tracked economies in 2023.

#8 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#14 / 51
Per-capita rank
#1 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

F
Emissions Performance Score
23/100
Iran · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions F
11.27 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity F
2.56 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share C
16%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend F
+366%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll IRN · 2023 991 Mt · 11.27 t per person

Iran sits in the upper absolute-Mt tercile among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (991 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 991 Mt
  • PC 11.27 t
  • INT 2.56
  • RANK-A #8 / 51
  • RANK-P #14 / 51
  • RANK-I #1 / 51
  • SECTOR 23% Energy
  • GAS 79% Carbon
  • PHOTO Japan
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Japan (1,044 Mt · Δ 53 Mt vs Iran)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Iran

1. Indonesia1.2k2. Japan1.0k3. Iran9914. Saudi Arabia8115. Canada746

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Iran's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total rose from 956.1 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 991.5 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +35.4 MtCO₂e (+3.7%).
  • Iran's methane total rose from 144.9 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 160.2 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +15.3 MtCO₂e (+10.5%).
  • Iran's energy total rose from 221.6 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 225.6 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +4.02 MtCO₂e (+1.8%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

Placement is comparable across the full corpus: the same standardization basis (EDGAR v8.0 totals, population, and GDP denominators) feeds every country's rank on every ladder above. How we place countries.

Iran vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Iran's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

991 Top 16% more MtCO₂e than 84% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

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Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Iran 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Energy2262. Industry2163. Buildings1834. Fugitive emissions1625. Transport1466. Agriculture447. Waste15
0%100%23%
Energy share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Iran emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

02004006008001,0001,200 197019771984199119982005201220192023 991
Reported annual emissions for Iran, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Iran 2023 greenhouse-gas inventory

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Carbon dioxide778.82. Methane160.23. Nitrous oxide30.74. Fluorinated gases21.9

Per-person load versus carbon efficiency

Absolute inventory signature

Iran's absolute inventory is the standout: 991 MtCO₂e puts it in the upper Mt tercile among tracked EDGAR economies (≥524.6 Mt).

Iran ranks #1 by GDP intensity in 2023 but only #14 by per-capita emissions (11.27 t) — a carbon-intensive economy whose output doesn't yet translate into a high per-person total.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for IRN exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other Middle East & North Africa economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Iran (IRN) is in the upper third of live EDGAR country mass (991 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How much CO₂-equivalent did Iran emit in 2023?

Iran's 2023 total is 991 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

How do Iran's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?

Iran ranks #8 of 51 by absolute total and #14 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #1.

Which sector dominates Iran's emissions?

Energy led at 23% of the 2023 national total (991 MtCO₂e).

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.