Iraq vs United Arab Emirates: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Iraq
235.90 million tonnes
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
221.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
29th
United Arab Emirates rank
31st

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Iraq
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 235.90 million tonnes against 221.99 million tonnes in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 13.92 million tonnes.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1950s 16.52 million tonnes -6,009 tonnes 16.53 million tonnes Iraq
1960s 21.40 million tonnes 2.28 million tonnes 19.13 million tonnes Iraq
1970s 42.30 million tonnes 31.26 million tonnes 11.04 million tonnes Iraq
1980s 48.58 million tonnes 43.97 million tonnes 4.61 million tonnes Iraq
1990s 66.72 million tonnes 69.04 million tonnes 2.32 million tonnes United Arab Emirates
2000s 94.56 million tonnes 121.54 million tonnes 26.98 million tonnes United Arab Emirates
2010s 157.42 million tonnes 207.80 million tonnes 50.38 million tonnes United Arab Emirates
2020s 210.84 million tonnes 213.38 million tonnes 2.54 million tonnes United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Iraq or United Arab Emirates?
Iraq, at 235.90 million tonnes against 221.99 million tonnes in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Iraq and United Arab Emirates?
13.92 million tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Iraq and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Iraq ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.