Iran CO2 emissions data for 2009

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Iran emit in 2009?

Iran emitted 536.61 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2009. This represents 1.7% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Iran in 2009?

In 2009, Iran emitted 7.22 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 74322688.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 536.61 million tonnes emitted by Iran in 2009 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 232.92 3.13
Gas 261.07 3.51
Coal 4.39 0.06
Cement 17.75 0.24
Flaring 20.48 0.28

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