Iraq vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Iraq
3.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
3.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
26th
Sweden rank
29th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Iraq
- Sweden
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.63 billion tonnes against 3.37 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 258.24 million tonnes.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Sweden ahead.
Iraq ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 455,557 tonnes | 17.44 million tonnes | 16.98 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 13.21 million tonnes | 32.35 million tonnes | 19.13 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 91.93 million tonnes | 59.14 million tonnes | 32.79 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1950s | 145.14 million tonnes | 182.31 million tonnes | 37.17 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 210.08 million tonnes | 555.03 million tonnes | 344.95 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 330.97 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 927.63 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 564.69 million tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.71 billion tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.53 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 574.21 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.35 billion tonnes | 3.32 billion tonnes | 30.79 million tonnes | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Iraq or Sweden?
- Iraq, at 3.63 billion tonnes against 3.37 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Iraq and Sweden?
- 258.24 million tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sweden?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 29th 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.