Environment in Iran 55 indicators covering environment for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.99 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.3% 27th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 146.13 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.5% 9th Carbon intensity of GDP 1.55 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.2% 5th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 204.29 Mt CO2e 2024 up 31.1% 10th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.05 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 15.9% 23rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 828.99 Mt CO2e 2024 up 30.2% 6th Aquaculture production 709,391 metric tons 2024 up 121.6% 16th Capture fisheries production 789,229 metric tons 2024 up 27.4% 22nd Total fisheries production 1.50 million metric tons 2024 up 59.5% 21st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 63.93 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.7% 6th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 135.78 Mt CO2e 2024 up 45.9% 7th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 101.49 Mt CO2e 2024 up 65.1% 6th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 175.72 Mt CO2e 2024 up 31.2% 5th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 16.17 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.0% 22nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.2 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.1% 13th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.67 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.0% 3rd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,055 Mt CO2e 2024 up 31.8% 8th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.19 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.5% 25th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.51 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.4% 4th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1458 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.8% 40th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 30.02 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.7% 16th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 6.5 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.7% 7th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0929 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.7% 33rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3082 Mt CO2e 2024 up 51.9% 12th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.52 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 17.3% 26th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 23.95 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.3% 37th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e 2024 up 157.1% 33rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 132.92 Mt CO2e 2024 up 38.6% 6th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0799 Mt CO2e 2024 up 41.4% 29th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2033 Mt CO2e 2024 up 63.7% 7th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.7 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.1% 8th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 20.05 Mt CO2e 2024 up 115.0% 11th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5178 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 1.2% 5th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 297.6% 2024 up 45.0% 54th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 63.5% 2024 up 68.3% 86th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 218.4% 2024 up 54.3% 39th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 72.6% 2024 up 171.0% 70th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 58.0% 52nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 1.65 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.4% 20th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 81.29 2022 unchanged 22nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4266 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.7% 7th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 1,052 Mt CO2e 2023 up 30.2% 7th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 21.53 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 26th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 93.3% 2023 up 0.2% 78th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 95.7% 2023 down 1.3% 79th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 98.8% 2023 down 0.2% 84th Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 0.3% 160th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 5.26 2022 up 21.9% 152nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -49.99 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 156th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 71.52 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 7th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 up 0.0% 86th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 98.5% 2017 up 0.1% 54th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 49.6% 2017 up 10.4% 46th