Africa vs Iraq: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Africa
- Iraq
How they compare
Africa currently reports 460,642 kt against 134,680 kt in Iraq, a difference of 325,962 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.4 times Iraq's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 10th of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 216,990 kt | 47,196 kt | 169,795 kt | Africa |
| 1970s | 341,315 kt | 84,140 kt | 257,175 kt | Africa |
| 1980s | 341,853 kt | 71,036 kt | 270,817 kt | Africa |
| 1990s | 490,943 kt | 35,148 kt | 455,795 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 508,902 kt | 59,192 kt | 449,710 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 483,546 kt | 112,336 kt | 371,210 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 457,448 kt | 132,370 kt | 325,078 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or Iraq?
- Africa, at 460,642 kt against 134,680 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and Iraq?
- 325,962 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Iraq rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Africa ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 10th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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