Iraq vs United Arab Emirates: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Iraq
0.0111 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0131 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
6th

Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • United Arab Emirates
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0131 kt per square kilometre against 0.0111 kt per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.002 kt per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre Iraq
1970s 0.0069 kt per square kilometre 0.0068 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 0.0058 kt per square kilometre 0.0063 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0102 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0.0096 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0092 kt per square kilometre 0.0117 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0109 kt per square kilometre 0.0126 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Iraq or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0131 kt per square kilometre against 0.0111 kt per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Iraq and United Arab Emirates?
0.002 kt per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and United Arab Emirates rank globally for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.