Iraq vs Nepal: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Iraq
2.5%
in 2024
Nepal
2.3%
in 2024
Iraq rank
99th
Nepal rank
101st
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Iraq
- Nepal
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Nepal, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 99th and Nepal ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.3% | 11.3% | 9.1% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 16.7% | 21.0% | 4.3% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 7.3% | 2.6% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 6.9% | 2.2% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 15.7% | 13.1% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 1.0% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 13.0% | 6.7% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 8.4% | 4.0% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Iraq or Nepal?
- Iraq, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Iraq and Nepal?
- 0.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Nepal rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Iraq ranks 99th and Nepal ranks 101st 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.