Iraq vs Ukraine: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Iraq
2.5%
in 2024
Ukraine
2.3%
in 2024
Iraq rank
99th
Ukraine rank
102nd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Iraq
- Ukraine
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 99th and Ukraine ranks 102nd of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 10 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 67.9% | 9.4% | 58.5% | Iraq |
| 1930s | 91.9% | 13.8% | 78.0% | Iraq |
| 1940s | -4.6% | 6.3% | 10.9% | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 22.9% | 8.6% | 14.3% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 16.7% | 4.9% | 11.8% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 4.1% | 5.8% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 0.6% | 4.1% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.5% | -7.8% | 10.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.8% | -0.5% | 5.4% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 6.3% | -2.0% | 8.2% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 4.4% | -7.5% | 11.9% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Iraq or Ukraine?
- Iraq, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Iraq and Ukraine?
- 0.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Ukraine?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Ukraine rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Iraq ranks 99th and Ukraine ranks 102nd 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.