Iran CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Iran emit in 2008?
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Iran emitted 522.56 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 1.63% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Iran in 2008?
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In 2008, Iran emitted 7.13 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 73318400.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 522.56 million tonnes emitted by Iran in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
233.94 |
3.19 |
| Gas |
246.87 |
3.37 |
| Coal |
5.86 |
0.08 |
| Cement |
15.63 |
0.21 |
| Flaring |
20.25 |
0.28 |
See how Iran compares to other countries in 2008 rankings.