Belarus vs Iraq: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Belarus
5.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq
5.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
42nd
Iraq rank
41st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Belarus
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 5.35 billion tonnes against 5.18 billion tonnes in Belarus, a difference of 166.51 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 42nd and Iraq ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 83.53 million tonnes | 455,557 tonnes | 83.08 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1930s | 125.00 million tonnes | 13.21 million tonnes | 111.79 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1940s | 227.79 million tonnes | 91.93 million tonnes | 135.86 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1950s | 420.02 million tonnes | 146.66 million tonnes | 273.36 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1960s | 824.75 million tonnes | 239.00 million tonnes | 585.76 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1970s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 499.64 million tonnes | 997.34 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1980s | 2.45 billion tonnes | 915.55 million tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 1990s | 3.41 billion tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 2000s | 4.01 billion tonnes | 2.38 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 2010s | 4.62 billion tonnes | 3.57 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 2020s | 5.07 billion tonnes | 4.90 billion tonnes | 169.70 million tonnes | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Belarus or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 5.35 billion tonnes against 5.18 billion tonnes in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Belarus and Iraq?
- 166.51 million tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Iraq?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Iraq rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Belarus ranks 42nd and Iraq ranks 41st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.