Iraq vs United States of America: Energy — Emissions

Iraq
4,810 kt
in 2023
United States of America
15,300 kt
in 2023
Iraq rank
8th
United States of America rank
8th

Energy — Emissions over time

  • Iraq
  • United States of America
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 15,300 kt against 4,810 kt in Iraq, a difference of 10,490 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.2 times Iraq's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 8th of 199 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 1,686 kt 11,897 kt 10,211 kt United States of America
1970s 3,005 kt 13,630 kt 10,625 kt United States of America
1980s 2,537 kt 13,550 kt 11,013 kt United States of America
1990s 1,255 kt 13,280 kt 12,025 kt United States of America
2000s 2,114 kt 13,340 kt 11,226 kt United States of America
2010s 4,012 kt 13,550 kt 9,538 kt United States of America
2020s 4,728 kt 14,400 kt 9,672 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, Iraq or United States of America?
United States of America, at 15,300 kt against 4,810 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions between Iraq and United States of America?
10,490 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and United States of America rank globally for energy — emissions?
Iraq ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf