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Iran, Islamic Republic of: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

656.05gCO2e per kWh · 2025+0.8% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Iran, Islamic Republic of from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025656.05
2024643.469
2023638.378
2022651.214
2021657.523
2020630.341
2019605.215
2018657.893
2017641.704
2016642.116
2015650.861
2014644.154
2013633.621
2012648.314
2011654.121
2010661.254
2009666.805
2008662.381
2007630.864
2006624.779
2005636.339
2004641.609
2003648.976
2002651.814
2001667.719
2000667.426
1999658.546
1998641.295
1997644.876
1996618.921
1995618.875
1994628.784
1993591.516
1992594.629
1991625.147
1990599.15
1989596.8
1988565.02
1987561.071
1986568.222
1985577.258

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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