Iraq vs Rwanda: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Iraq
2.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
2.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
86th
Rwanda rank
85th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Iraq
  • Rwanda
-20.0M-10.0M010.0M20.0M185019372024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 2.29 million tonnes against 2.27 million tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 19,240 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.

Iraq ranks 86th and Rwanda ranks 85th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 11 and Rwanda in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Rwanda Difference Ahead
1850s 519,299 tonnes 1.23 million tonnes 710,381 tonnes Rwanda
1860s 1.42 million tonnes 1.13 million tonnes 291,337 tonnes Iraq
1870s 1.88 million tonnes 1.24 million tonnes 649,100 tonnes Iraq
1880s 2.19 million tonnes 1.48 million tonnes 707,066 tonnes Iraq
1890s 2.46 million tonnes 975,089 tonnes 1.48 million tonnes Iraq
1900s 2.80 million tonnes 469,626 tonnes 2.33 million tonnes Iraq
1910s 2.57 million tonnes 334,564 tonnes 2.23 million tonnes Iraq
1920s 1.59 million tonnes 1.83 million tonnes 239,911 tonnes Rwanda
1930s 10.68 million tonnes 3.33 million tonnes 7.36 million tonnes Iraq
1940s 10.56 million tonnes 4.66 million tonnes 5.90 million tonnes Iraq
1950s 9.33 million tonnes 6.82 million tonnes 2.51 million tonnes Iraq
1960s 6.20 million tonnes 5.26 million tonnes 932,024 tonnes Iraq
1970s 5.85 million tonnes 7.82 million tonnes 1.96 million tonnes Rwanda
1980s 1.36 million tonnes 5.29 million tonnes 3.93 million tonnes Rwanda
1990s -2.12 million tonnes 2.89 million tonnes 5.01 million tonnes Rwanda
2000s -2.05 million tonnes 5.03 million tonnes 7.07 million tonnes Rwanda
2010s 8.24 million tonnes 2.85 million tonnes 5.39 million tonnes Iraq
2020s 1.96 million tonnes 2.79 million tonnes 829,598 tonnes Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iraq or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 2.29 million tonnes against 2.27 million tonnes in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iraq and Rwanda?
19,240 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Rwanda?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Rwanda rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Iraq ranks 86th and Rwanda ranks 85th 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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.