Meanwhile:

The number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest level since 2015, with a sharp rise in Iran and across the Middle East - spike in recorded executions was primarily driven by Iran, where authorities executed at least 853 people last year, compared to 576 in 2022. - the figure does not include thousands of death sentences believed to have been carried out in China, where data is not available due to state secrecy.

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/international/executions-around-the-world