Iraq vs Italy: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Iraq
5.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
Italy
5.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
67th
Italy rank
66th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iraq
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 5.09 tonnes per person against 5.07 tonnes per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Italy ahead.
Iraq ranks 67th and Italy ranks 66th of 213 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0688 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.9658 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.9947 tonnes per person | 0.9226 tonnes per person | 0.0721 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1940s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 0.6321 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.653 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.7761 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.82 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.16 tonnes per person | 6.31 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.02 tonnes per person | 6.61 tonnes per person | 3.59 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.35 tonnes per person | 7.75 tonnes per person | 4.4 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 8.23 tonnes per person | 4.7 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.06 tonnes per person | 6.19 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.73 tonnes per person | 5.34 tonnes per person | 0.6154 tonnes per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Iraq or Italy?
- Italy, at 5.09 tonnes per person against 5.07 tonnes per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Italy?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Italy?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Italy rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 67th and Italy ranks 66th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.