Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or United Kingdom?

Iraq, at 316,337 kt against 309,640 kt in United Kingdom as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Kingdom?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs United Kingdom: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)

Iraq

316,337 kt

in 2023

United Kingdom

309,640 kt

in 2023

Iraq rank

25th

United Kingdom rank

26th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Iraq
United Kingdom

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 316,337 kt against 309,640 kt in United Kingdom, a difference of 6,697 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Iraq ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	66,990 kt	698,820 kt	631,830 kt	United Kingdom
1970s	119,787 kt	690,378 kt	570,592 kt	United Kingdom
1980s	114,875 kt	600,525 kt	485,650 kt	United Kingdom
1990s	99,653 kt	568,441 kt	468,788 kt	United Kingdom
2000s	152,865 kt	538,256 kt	385,391 kt	United Kingdom
2010s	258,978 kt	420,696 kt	161,718 kt	United Kingdom
2020s	299,484 kt	315,797 kt	16,313 kt	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or United Kingdom?: Iraq, at 316,337 kt against 309,640 kt in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Iraq and United Kingdom?: 6,697 kt, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Kingdom?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and United Kingdom rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?: Iraq ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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