Belgium vs Iraq: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Belgium
0.0062 °C
in 2024
Iraq
0.0078 °C
in 2024
Belgium rank
26th
Iraq rank
25th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Belgium
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0078 °C against 0.0062 °C in Belgium, a difference of 0.0016 °C.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 17 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.0006 °C | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.0008 °C | 0 °C | 0.0008 °C | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.0011 °C | 0 °C | 0.001 °C | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.0013 °C | 0 °C | 0.0013 °C | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0017 °C | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.002 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0017 °C | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0016 °C | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.003 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0017 °C | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0024 °C | 0.0012 °C | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.0043 °C | 0.0037 °C | 0.0006 °C | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0048 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0008 °C | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0053 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0014 °C | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0058 °C | 0.0051 °C | 0.0006 °C | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0061 °C | 0.0072 °C | 0.0011 °C | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Belgium or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.0078 °C against 0.0062 °C in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Belgium and Iraq?
- 0.0016 °C, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iraq?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Iraq rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Belgium ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 25th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.