Iran CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Iran emit in 2012?
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Iran emitted 588.36 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 1.68% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Iran in 2012?
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In 2012, Iran emitted 7.61 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 77324448.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 588.36 million tonnes emitted by Iran in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
247.16 |
3.2 |
| Gas |
292.27 |
3.78 |
| Coal |
4.13 |
0.05 |
| Cement |
24.07 |
0.31 |
| Flaring |
20.73 |
0.27 |
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