Environment and Ecology
See also: Environmental issues in Iran| Name | Rank | Out of | Source | Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Sustainability Index | 132 | 146 | Yale University | Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation | 2005 |
| Greenhouse emissions per capita | 74 | World | World Resources Institute | Based on data for carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbon, hydrofluorocarbon, sulfur hexafluoride emissions as well as effects of land use change; Iran= 7.6 tonnes of Carbon dioxide equivalent per person/Year | 2000 |
| Number of species under threat of extinction | 37 | 158 | United Nations | 54 species under threat of extinction | 1999 |
| Happy Planet Index | 81 | 178 | New Economics Foundation | Happy planet index is a measure of the environmental efficiency of supporting citizens well-being; Iran's index: 47.23 | 2009 |
| Environmental Performance Index | 78 | 153 | Yale University/Columbia University | Iran's index=60.0 More info: Over-consumption and Dashboard of Sustainability | 2010 |
| Total renewable water resources | 58 | 151 | CIA World Factbook | Iran has total renewable water resources of 137.5 Cubic Kilometers; More info: Water security & Water resources & Peak water | 2008 |
| Water availability per capita | 116 | 141 | United Nations | Annual fresh water availability of 630 cubic meters per person; Measure of internal renewable water (average annual surface runoff & groundwater recharge generated from endogenous precipitation) | 2001 |
| Biodiversity Richness | 13 | 53 | World Conservation Monitoring Centre | Biodiversity Richness Index: 2 | 1994 |
| Carbon efficiency | 28 | 141 | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center | 2.36 tonnes of CO2 emissions/$ of GDP | 2005 |
| Coral reefs area | 19 | 28 | United Nations | 700 km2 of coral reefs | 2005 |
| Endangered species protection | 71 | 141 | CITES | 69.6% of CITES requirement met | 2000 |
| Land use statistics by country | 16 | 176 | CIA World Factbook | Total cultivated land area of 221,400 Square Kilometers | 2005 |
| Carbon dioxide emissions per capita | 70 | 210 | United Nations | 5.8 tonnes of CO2 emissions per person; More info: CO2 emissions per person map | 2003 |
| Total carbon dioxide emissions | 11 | 210 | United Nations | 466,976,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions or ~ 1.6% of World's total emissions | 2006 |
| Total forest area | 47 | 220 | United Nations | 110,750 Square kilometers of forests | 2007 |
| Fresh water withdrawal | 11 | 168 | CIA World Factbook | Total annual water withdrawal of 72.88 km3; Annual per capita withdrawal of 1,048 m3; Rank of 19th by per capita withdrawal; 91% agriculture, 7% domestic, 2% industrial share of withdrawal | 2000 |
| Industrial Water Pollution | 14 | 129 | World Bank | Metal industry contribution to total biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) emissions: 15.55% | 2003 |
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