Iraq vs United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Iraq
5.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
5.83 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
53rd
United Arab Emirates rank
54th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Iraq
  • United Arab Emirates
02.0B4.0B6.0B192719752024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 5.84 billion tonnes against 5.83 billion tonnes in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 18.59 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 53rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 54th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1950s 480.39 million tonnes -6,009 tonnes 480.40 million tonnes Iraq
1960s 589.05 million tonnes 2.61 million tonnes 586.43 million tonnes Iraq
1970s 904.29 million tonnes 171.63 million tonnes 732.66 million tonnes Iraq
1980s 1.36 billion tonnes 560.64 million tonnes 795.91 million tonnes Iraq
1990s 1.97 billion tonnes 1.13 billion tonnes 838.85 million tonnes Iraq
2000s 2.79 billion tonnes 2.08 billion tonnes 717.63 million tonnes Iraq
2010s 4.02 billion tonnes 3.81 billion tonnes 210.55 million tonnes Iraq
2020s 5.39 billion tonnes 5.40 billion tonnes 5.84 million tonnes United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Iraq or United Arab Emirates?
Iraq, at 5.84 billion tonnes against 5.83 billion tonnes in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Iraq and United Arab Emirates?
18.59 million tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Iraq and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Iraq ranks 53rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.