Iraq vs United Arab Emirates: Share of global CO₂ emissions
Iraq
0.6%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.6%
in 2024
Iraq rank
27th
United Arab Emirates rank
28th
Share of global CO₂ emissions over time
- Iraq
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 28th of 215 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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions, Iraq or United Arab Emirates?
- Iraq, at 0.6% against 0.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions between Iraq and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global co₂ emissions?
- Iraq ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 28th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.