Iraq vs Qatar: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Iraq
5.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
6.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
16th
Qatar rank
15th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Iraq
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 6.27 million tonnes against 5.73 million tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 542,090 tonnes.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 16th and Qatar ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 618,586 tonnes | -7,694 tonnes | 626,280 tonnes | Iraq |
| 1960s | 1.53 million tonnes | 698,338 tonnes | 830,356 tonnes | Iraq |
| 1970s | 3.03 million tonnes | 717,980 tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.01 million tonnes | -3,637 tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1990s | 944,248 tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.28 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 618,549 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 8.66 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 2020s | 8.37 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Iraq or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 6.27 million tonnes against 5.73 million tonnes in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Iraq and Qatar?
- 542,090 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Qatar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Qatar rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Iraq ranks 16th and Qatar ranks 15th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.