Greece vs Iraq: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Greece
2.6%
in 2024
Iraq
2.5%
in 2024
Greece rank
98th
Iraq rank
99th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Greece
- Iraq
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Iraq ahead.
Greece ranks 98th and Iraq ranks 99th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8.2% | 67.9% | 59.7% | Iraq |
| 1930s | -7.9% | 91.9% | 99.7% | Iraq |
| 1940s | 83.7% | -4.6% | 88.3% | Greece |
| 1950s | 22.3% | 22.9% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 12.3% | 16.7% | 4.4% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 9.9% | 2.5% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 4.7% | 0.9% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 4.8% | 4.1% | Iraq |
| 2010s | -4.4% | 6.3% | 10.7% | Iraq |
| 2020s | -3.8% | 4.4% | 8.2% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Greece or Iraq?
- Greece, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Greece and Iraq?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iraq?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Iraq rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Greece ranks 98th and Iraq ranks 99th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.