Iraq vs Pakistan: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
Iraq
13.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
14.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
18th
Pakistan rank
17th
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Iraq
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 14.40 million tonnes against 13.09 million tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 1.32 million tonnes.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Pakistan ahead.
Iraq ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 17th of 211 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 908.5 tonnes | 89,730 tonnes | 88,821 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 166,076 tonnes | 362,768 tonnes | 196,691 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 557,887 tonnes | 862,060 tonnes | 304,172 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 1.32 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 150,546 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 3.84 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.58 million tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2.09 million tonnes | 6.95 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 5.55 million tonnes | 13.07 million tonnes | 7.52 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 12.46 million tonnes | 16.56 million tonnes | 4.10 million tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, Iraq or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 14.40 million tonnes against 13.09 million tonnes in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between Iraq and Pakistan?
- 1.32 million tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Pakistan?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Pakistan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
- Iraq ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 17th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.