Iraq vs Oman: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Iraq
0.4125 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Oman
0.4398 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Iraq rank
20th
Oman rank
18th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 0.4398 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4125 kilograms per international-$ in Iraq, a difference of 0.0273 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 20th and Oman ranks 18th of 164 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Oman in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4295 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0368 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3927 kilograms per international-$ | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.4684 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7597 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2913 kilograms per international-$ | Oman |
| 1980s | 0.5036 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6171 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1135 kilograms per international-$ | Oman |
| 1990s | 1.53 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5169 kilograms per international-$ | 1.01 kilograms per international-$ | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.6975 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4093 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2883 kilograms per international-$ | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.3443 kilograms per international-$ | 0.414 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0697 kilograms per international-$ | Oman |
| 2020s | 0.396 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4386 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0426 kilograms per international-$ | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Iraq or Oman?
- Oman, at 0.4398 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4125 kilograms per international-$ in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Iraq and Oman?
- 0.0273 kilograms per international-$, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Oman?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Oman rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 20th and Oman ranks 18th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).