Iraq vs Spain: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Iraq
5.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
4.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
16th
Spain rank
18th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Iraq
- Spain
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 5.73 million tonnes against 4.88 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 845,280 tonnes.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 115,416 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 1.18 million tonnes | -825,615 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1940s | -1.10 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 618,586 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.53 million tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 3.03 million tonnes | 10.60 million tonnes | 7.57 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.01 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 208,112 tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 944,248 tonnes | 7.21 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.28 million tonnes | -86,556 tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 2010s | 8.66 million tonnes | -4.55 million tonnes | 13.21 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 2020s | 8.37 million tonnes | -6.07 million tonnes | 14.44 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 Spain?
- Iraq, at 5.73 million tonnes against 4.88 million tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Iraq and Spain?
- 845,280 tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Spain?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Spain rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Iraq ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th 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.