Iraq vs Panama: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Iraq
2.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Panama
2.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
86th
Panama rank
89th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Iraq
- Panama
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.27 million tonnes against 2.01 million tonnes in Panama, a difference of 263,180 tonnes.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Panama ahead.
Iraq ranks 86th and Panama ranks 89th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 519,299 tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1860s | 1.42 million tonnes | 3.05 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1870s | 1.88 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | 519,029 tonnes | Panama |
| 1880s | 2.19 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1890s | 2.46 million tonnes | 5.21 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1900s | 2.80 million tonnes | 9.23 million tonnes | 6.43 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1910s | 2.57 million tonnes | 8.86 million tonnes | 6.30 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1920s | 1.59 million tonnes | 10.86 million tonnes | 9.27 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1930s | 10.68 million tonnes | 22.39 million tonnes | 11.70 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1940s | 10.56 million tonnes | 30.04 million tonnes | 19.48 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1950s | 9.33 million tonnes | 37.40 million tonnes | 28.07 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1960s | 6.20 million tonnes | 15.17 million tonnes | 8.98 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1970s | 5.85 million tonnes | 18.76 million tonnes | 12.91 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.36 million tonnes | 22.70 million tonnes | 21.34 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1990s | -2.12 million tonnes | 17.91 million tonnes | 20.03 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2000s | -2.05 million tonnes | 14.70 million tonnes | 16.75 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2010s | 8.24 million tonnes | 5.62 million tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.96 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 948,788 tonnes | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iraq or Panama?
- Iraq, at 2.27 million tonnes against 2.01 million tonnes in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iraq and Panama?
- 263,180 tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Panama?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Panama rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iraq ranks 86th and Panama ranks 89th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.