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Initials from the entity name. Click the row to open the full profile.National Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution CoExtracting, refining, or transporting oil, gas, and coal. Iran
2.4 million
cars driven for a year
11.3 Mt CO₂e
Approximate — depends on local grid.Approximate — depends on local grid.Approximate — varies by species, climate and age of tree.
rising +3%/yr

🔥 National Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution Co ranks #232 because it extracts and refines large quantities of oil, gas or coal.

How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner.How sure we are about the numbers — based on data coverage, recency and source agreement.Number of power plants or sites attributed to this entity in the Climate TRACE dataset.
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#232 of 1649

National Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution Co, based in Iran (Islamic Republic of), extracts, refines or transports oil, gas and coal. Climate TRACE attributes 7 high-emitting assets to it. Its largest tracked activities are oil refining.

Produces fossil fuelsOil, gas and coal are extracted, processed and moved at scale.
Methane can leakProduction and transport can release methane — a very potent short-term greenhouse gas.
Burned downstreamWhen the fuels are used elsewhere, they release large amounts of CO₂.
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Power plants & sites behind it7 attributed assets · ownership split equally across listed owners

AssetSectorOwnershipAttributedConf.
NIORDC Isfahan RefineryFossil Fuels50%2.7 Mtvery low
NIORDC Bandar Abbas Refinery Fossil Fuels50%2.3 Mtvery low
NIORDC Abadan RefineryFossil Fuels50%2.2 Mtvery low
NIORDC Arak RefineryFossil Fuels50%1.8 Mtvery low
NIORDC Tabriz RefineryFossil Fuels50%829 ktvery low
NIORDC Tehran RefineryFossil Fuels50%811 ktvery low
Persian Gulf Star RefineryFossil Fuels25%648.8 ktvery low
Where this comes from
Climate TRACE — asset-level emissions & ownership · CC BY 4.0
Fossil Fuels · reference year 2024
How it's allowed

Signals below are derived from emissions data and ownership coverage only — not from any legal or regulatory finding.

Permitted Emissions
These emissions appear to occur under existing permits and regulations. Operating legally is not the same as operating cleanly.
Ownership Data Gaps
Only 47% of this entity's attributed emissions trace to a clearly identified owner. Incomplete ownership data limits accountability.
Methane Exposure
Oil and gas operations can release methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than CO₂ over the short term. Leakage is often under-measured.
Rising Emissions Trend
Attributed emissions are rising (~3%/yr), moving in the wrong direction.
Low Measurement Confidence
Measurement confidence for this entity is low; figures are best-available estimates.
No Verified Enforcement or Lobbying Record
This dataset contains no verified enforcement actions, lobbying records, subsidies, or litigation for this entity. Absence of evidence here is not evidence of compliance or of any violation.

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Trend
Getting worse▲ +2.9% rising
10.5 Mt11.4 Mt12.2 Mt20222024

Attributed emissions are rising by about +2.9% per year. Attributed emissions, 2022–2024.

It ranks #232 mainly because its attributed assets emitted about 11.3 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 2.4M cars/yr).

The Climate Damage Score is driven by that absolute size on a log scale, with a +0.3-point worsening adjustment.

Score breakdown

Absolute emissions
83 pts
Trend modifier
▲ +2.9% rising+0.3 pts
Data confidence
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.

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What we know · what we don't

What we know

  • Attributed emissions: 11.3 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 2.4M cars/yr).
  • Primary sector: Fossil Fuels; primary country: Iran (Islamic Republic of).
  • Evidence: 7 assets; ~47% ownership-attribution coverage.
  • Source: Climate TRACE (CC BY 4.0).

What we don’t

  • Exact ownership percentages — Climate TRACE lists owners but not stakes, so shared assets are split equally.
  • Indirect (supply-chain / financed / product-use) emissions are not included.
  • Some of this sector's emissions could not be attributed to any named owner.
  • No PR claims, lobbying records, litigation history or policy-compliance data are included.
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.