Iran vs Iraq: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Iran
503.48 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Iraq
543.39 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Iran rank
57th
Iraq rank
54th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Iran
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 543.39 tonnes per square kilometre against 503.48 tonnes per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 39.91 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 57th and Iraq ranks 54th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 49.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1970s | 94.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 96.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1980s | 102.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 111.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 173.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 152.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.55 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2000s | 277.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 216.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 61.48 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2010s | 383.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 362.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.17 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2020s | 486.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 485.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5222 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Iran or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 543.39 tonnes per square kilometre against 503.48 tonnes per square kilometre in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Iran and Iraq?
- 39.91 tonnes per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 57th and Iraq ranks 54th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.