Chile vs Iraq: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Chile
7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iraq
7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chile rank
67th
Iraq rank
69th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Chile
- Iraq
How they compare
Chile currently reports 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iraq, a difference of 250,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.
Chile ranks 67th and Iraq ranks 69th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 11 and Iraq in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 156,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1860s | 168,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1870s | 198,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1880s | 240,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 346,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1890s | 316,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1900s | 495,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 402,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1910s | 669,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 439,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 229,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1920s | 696,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 579,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1930s | 751,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 867,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1940s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1950s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 368,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1960s | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 618,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1970s | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 394,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1980s | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 214,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1990s | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2000s | 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2010s | 8.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2020s | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 447,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Chile or Iraq?
- Chile, at 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Chile and Iraq?
- 250,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iraq?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Iraq rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Chile ranks 67th and Iraq ranks 69th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.