Belgium vs Iraq: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Belgium
3.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq
3.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
27th
Iraq rank
26th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Belgium
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.63 billion tonnes against 3.55 billion tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 78.82 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 9 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 9.34 million tonnes | 455,557 tonnes | 8.88 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1930s | 26.07 million tonnes | 13.21 million tonnes | 12.86 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1940s | 41.61 million tonnes | 91.93 million tonnes | 50.32 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1950s | 112.73 million tonnes | 145.14 million tonnes | 32.41 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1960s | 357.10 million tonnes | 210.08 million tonnes | 147.02 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1970s | 934.16 million tonnes | 330.97 million tonnes | 603.20 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.52 billion tonnes | 564.69 million tonnes | 954.79 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 1.71 billion tonnes | 909.38 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.14 billion tonnes | 2.53 billion tonnes | 604.45 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.47 billion tonnes | 3.35 billion tonnes | 118.45 million tonnes | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Belgium or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 3.63 billion tonnes against 3.55 billion tonnes in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Belgium and Iraq?
- 78.82 million tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iraq?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Iraq rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 26th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.