Iraq vs Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Iraq

209,694 tonnes

in 2024

Vanuatu

154,987 tonnes

in 1972

Iraq rank

151st

Vanuatu rank

153rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Iraq currently reports 209,694 tonnes against 154,987 tonnes in Vanuatu, a difference of 54,707 tonnes.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 151st and Vanuatu ranks 153rd of 179 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.