Egypt vs Iraq: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Egypt
0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iraq
0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt rank
49th
Iraq rank
50th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Egypt ranks 49th and Iraq ranks 50th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0578 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1081 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0504 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.0471 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.057 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.031 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.0312 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.7648 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.7336 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.049 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0198 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0184 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.0169 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 49th and Iraq ranks 50th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. 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 divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.