Iran: Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emissions by Source and Sub-sector

Climate TRACE provides greenhouse gas and air pollutant emission estimates for Iran, featuring annual country-level data since 2015 and monthly source-level data since 2021. The dataset covers specific sub-sectors and gases, derived from a global inventory of over 2.7 million emission sources. It includes confidence scores for monthly estimates and ownership details for specific assets where available.

Use Cases

• Trend analysis of specific greenhouse gases like methane or CO2 across Iranian industrial sub-sectors
• Validation of emission models using the provided confidence scores for monthly source-level data
• Identification of high-emission assets by linking emissions to specific source locations and ownership

Strengths

• Monthly temporal resolution for source-level data since 2021
• Includes confidence scores for each emission estimate
• Covers both country-level and asset-specific scales

Limitations

• Temporal gap between country-level (2015) and source-level (2021) start dates
• Incomplete ownership metadata for certain assets

Provenance

Source

Climate TRACE

Collection Method

Estimated using a combination of satellite imagery, sensor data, and modeling

Time Range

2015 - 2026

Freshness

Last updated March 2026

Geography

Iran (Islamic Republic of)