Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 8.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 8.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and up 228.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 11.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1990.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 2nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9% | — |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +170.1% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +42.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +55.8% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 1.9% | 5.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.6% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 11.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 9.9% compare
- 3 Mongolia 7.4% compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.2% compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 7.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 36.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 191,253 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 750.55 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.6276 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.303 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,189 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -21.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.288 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 8.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1990.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 2nd out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.