Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Iran
Iran: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 72.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Iran, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Iran stood at 72.6%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 171.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Iran peaked at 72.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1999.
That places Iran 70th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 17.3% | 36.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 18.8% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 26.8% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 28.3% | 72.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More environment data for Iran
- Heating Degree Days 2,621 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,374 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1.50 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 789,229 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 709,391 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1458 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 30.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 6.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Iran?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Iran was 72.6% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1999.
- How does Iran rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Iran ranks 70th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.