Iraq vs Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Iraq
3.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela
4.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
26th
Venezuela rank
23rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Iraq
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 4.04 billion tonnes against 3.63 billion tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 403.92 million tonnes.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 98 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 455,557 tonnes | 5.48 million tonnes | 5.02 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 13.21 million tonnes | 20.33 million tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 91.93 million tonnes | 116.77 million tonnes | 24.84 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 145.14 million tonnes | 264.45 million tonnes | 119.31 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 210.08 million tonnes | 396.62 million tonnes | 186.54 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 330.97 million tonnes | 567.91 million tonnes | 236.94 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 564.69 million tonnes | 999.55 million tonnes | 434.85 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | 586.76 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.71 billion tonnes | 2.40 billion tonnes | 690.20 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 2.53 billion tonnes | 3.43 billion tonnes | 899.62 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 3.35 billion tonnes | 3.92 billion tonnes | 573.18 million tonnes | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Iraq or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 4.04 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 Venezuela?
- 403.92 million tonnes, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Venezuela?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Venezuela rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 23rd 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.