Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 134,680 kt against 66,920 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 67,760 kt.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.0 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 229 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,196 kt | 12,227 kt | 34,969 kt | Iraq |
| 1970s | 84,140 kt | 43,232 kt | 40,908 kt | Iraq |
| 1980s | 71,036 kt | 37,036 kt | 34,000 kt | Iraq |
| 1990s | 35,148 kt | 50,624 kt | 15,476 kt | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 59,192 kt | 57,512 kt | 1,680 kt | Iraq |
| 2010s | 112,336 kt | 66,836 kt | 45,500 kt | Iraq |
| 2020s | 132,370 kt | 66,780 kt | 65,590 kt | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Iraq, at 134,680 kt against 66,920 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 67,760 kt, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Iraq ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 229 countries.
- 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