Iraq vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Iraq
3.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
3.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
26th
Netherlands rank
24th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Iraq
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.97 billion tonnes against 3.63 billion tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 334.40 million tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Netherlands ahead.
Iraq ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 455,557 tonnes | 38.22 million tonnes | 37.77 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 13.21 million tonnes | 58.89 million tonnes | 45.68 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 91.93 million tonnes | 77.88 million tonnes | 14.05 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1950s | 145.14 million tonnes | 169.15 million tonnes | 24.01 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 210.08 million tonnes | 511.15 million tonnes | 301.06 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 330.97 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 910.80 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 564.69 million tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.71 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.53 billion tonnes | 3.54 billion tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.35 billion tonnes | 3.88 billion tonnes | 530.03 million tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Iraq or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.97 billion tonnes against 3.63 billion tonnes in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Iraq and Netherlands?
- 334.40 million tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Netherlands?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 24th 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.