Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Iran

Iran: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
19,182 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
73rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
19,182 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
1,477 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Iran, 1990–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200520211990: 1.5k current US$ per square kilometre1991: 1.7k current US$ per square kilometre1992: 1.9k current US$ per square kilometre1993: 2.0k current US$ per square kilometre1994: 2.4k current US$ per square kilometre1995: 2.5k current US$ per square kilometre1996: 2.7k current US$ per square kilometre1997: 3.0k current US$ per square kilometre1998: 3.1k current US$ per square kilometre1999: 3.5k current US$ per square kilometre2000: 3.9k current US$ per square kilometre2001: 4.2k current US$ per square kilometre2002: 4.6k current US$ per square kilometre2003: 5.0k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 5.7k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 6.4k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 7.3k current US$ per square kilometre2007: 8.1k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 8.6k current US$ per square kilometre2009: 9.2k current US$ per square kilometre2010: 9.5k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 10.1k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 10.7k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 11.6k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 12.5k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 12.8k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 13.4k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 14.4k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 15.4k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 15.8k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 17.0k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 19.2k current US$ per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Iran stood at 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 89.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Iran peaked at 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,477 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.

Iran ranks 73rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre in Iran, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 1,477 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 1,723 current US$ per square kilometre +16.7%
1992 1,922 current US$ per square kilometre +11.5%
1993 2,038 current US$ per square kilometre +6.1%
1994 2,398 current US$ per square kilometre +17.7%
1995 2,548 current US$ per square kilometre +6.3%
1996 2,734 current US$ per square kilometre +7.3%
1997 2,972 current US$ per square kilometre +8.7%
1998 3,058 current US$ per square kilometre +2.9%
1999 3,524 current US$ per square kilometre +15.2%
2000 3,880 current US$ per square kilometre +10.1%
2001 4,219 current US$ per square kilometre +8.7%
2002 4,576 current US$ per square kilometre +8.5%
2003 5,028 current US$ per square kilometre +9.9%
2004 5,657 current US$ per square kilometre +12.5%
2005 6,439 current US$ per square kilometre +13.8%
2006 7,290 current US$ per square kilometre +13.2%
2007 8,129 current US$ per square kilometre +11.5%
2008 8,619 current US$ per square kilometre +6.0%
2009 9,195 current US$ per square kilometre +6.7%
2010 9,495 current US$ per square kilometre +3.3%
2011 10,110 current US$ per square kilometre +6.5%
2012 10,666 current US$ per square kilometre +5.5%
2013 11,584 current US$ per square kilometre +8.6%
2014 12,514 current US$ per square kilometre +8.0%
2015 12,792 current US$ per square kilometre +2.2%
2016 13,388 current US$ per square kilometre +4.7%
2017 14,446 current US$ per square kilometre +7.9%
2018 15,392 current US$ per square kilometre +6.5%
2019 15,834 current US$ per square kilometre +2.9%
2020 17,046 current US$ per square kilometre +7.7%
2021 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre +12.5%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,139 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,841 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,439 current US$ per square kilometre 1,477 current US$ per square kilometre 3,524 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 6,303 current US$ per square kilometre 3,880 current US$ per square kilometre 9,195 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 12,622 current US$ per square kilometre 9,495 current US$ per square kilometre 15,834 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 18,114 current US$ per square kilometre 17,046 current US$ per square kilometre 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 70 Greece 19,664 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 71 Palau 19,652 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 72 Spain 19,339 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,496 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 75 Sri Lanka 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 76 El Salvador 16,747 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Iran?
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Iran was 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 1,477 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Iran rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
Iran ranks 73rd out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
208 places, 6,698 data points, 1970–2021
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.