Iraq vs United Kingdom: Absolute change co2

Iraq
5.73 million
in 2024
United Kingdom
5.08 million
in 2024
Iraq rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Iraq
  • United Kingdom
-200.0M-100.0M0100.0M200.0M175118872024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 5.73 million against 5.08 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 646,420.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 38 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 215 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1920s 115,416 -1.57 million 1.68 million Iraq
1930s 1.18 million -391,712 1.57 million Iraq
1940s -1.10 million 3.33 million 4.43 million United Kingdom
1950s 618,586 3.88 million 3.26 million United Kingdom
1960s 1.53 million 8.20 million 6.67 million United Kingdom
1970s 3.03 million 1.61 million 1.42 million Iraq
1980s 2.01 million -6.29 million 8.30 million Iraq
1990s 944,248 -1.99 million 2.94 million Iraq
2000s 2.28 million -6.75 million 9.03 million Iraq
2010s 8.66 million -12.94 million 21.59 million Iraq
2020s 8.37 million -10.37 million 18.74 million Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Iraq or United Kingdom?
Iraq, at 5.73 million against 5.08 million in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Iraq and United Kingdom?
646,420, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Kingdom?
97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
How do Iraq and United Kingdom rank globally for absolute change co2?
Iraq ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed