Iraq vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Iraq
5.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
41st
Sweden rank
44th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Iraq
- Sweden
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 5.35 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 216.19 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Sweden ahead.
Iraq ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 455,557 tonnes | 480.09 million tonnes | 479.63 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 13.21 million tonnes | 614.38 million tonnes | 601.17 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 91.93 million tonnes | 815.15 million tonnes | 723.22 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 146.66 million tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 952.53 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 239.00 million tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 499.64 million tonnes | 2.38 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 915.55 million tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 3.70 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.38 billion tonnes | 4.26 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.57 billion tonnes | 4.76 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.90 billion tonnes | 5.06 billion tonnes | 158.39 million tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Iraq or Sweden?
- Iraq, at 5.35 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Iraq and Sweden?
- 216.19 million tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sweden?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Iraq ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 44th 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.