Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Iraq
946.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
7th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.07 billion tonnes against 946.27 million tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 124.49 million tonnes.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.92 million tonnes | 24.03 million tonnes | 5.89 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1970s | 129.73 million tonnes | 360.86 million tonnes | 231.13 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 267.63 million tonnes | 843.27 million tonnes | 575.64 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 332.21 million tonnes | 906.01 million tonnes | 573.81 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 439.14 million tonnes | 971.85 million tonnes | 532.71 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 638.26 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 393.18 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 878.78 million tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 183.28 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.07 billion tonnes against 946.27 million tonnes in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 124.49 million tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Iraq ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.