Iraq vs Uruguay: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Iraq
7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iraq rank
69th
Uruguay rank
66th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Iraq
  • Uruguay
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M185019372024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iraq, a difference of 511,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Uruguay Difference Ahead
1850s 196,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1860s 209,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 119,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 90,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1870s 263,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 145,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 117,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1880s 346,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 185,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 160,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1890s 378,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 319,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58,905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1900s 402,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 658,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 255,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1910s 439,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 976,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 536,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1920s 579,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 977,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 397,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1930s 867,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 172,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1940s 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 728,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1950s 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1960s 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1970s 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1980s 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1990s 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
2000s 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
2010s 6.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
2020s 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 311,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Iraq or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 7.57 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 Iraq and Uruguay?
511,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uruguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Uruguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Iraq ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 66th 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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.