Which has higher food transport — emissions, Central Asia or Iraq?

Central Asia, at 6,442 kt against 4,458 kt in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Central Asia and Iraq?

1,984 kt, with Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Iraq?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Asia vs Iraq: Food Transport — Emissions

Central Asia

6,442 kt

in 2023

Iraq

4,458 kt

in 2023

Central Asia rank

27th

Iraq rank

28th

Food Transport — Emissions over time

Central Asia
Iraq

How they compare

Central Asia currently reports 6,442 kt against 4,458 kt in Iraq, a difference of 1,984 kt.

That makes Central Asia's figure about 1.4 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Central Asia ahead.

Central Asia ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 28th of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Asia	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,193 kt	2,614 kt	420.73 kt	Iraq
2000s	2,433 kt	2,743 kt	309.78 kt	Iraq
2010s	3,843 kt	3,185 kt	658.3 kt	Central Asia
2020s	5,739 kt	3,979 kt	1,761 kt	Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, Central Asia or Iraq?: Central Asia, at 6,442 kt against 4,458 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Central Asia and Iraq?: 1,984 kt, with Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Iraq?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Central Asia and Iraq rank globally for food transport — emissions?: Central Asia ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 28th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 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