Iraq vs Netherlands: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Iraq
0.0078 °C
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0062 °C
in 2024
Iraq rank
25th
Netherlands rank
27th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Iraq
- Netherlands
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0078 °C against 0.0062 °C in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0016 °C.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Netherlands ahead.
Iraq ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0006 °C | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0004 °C | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0004 °C | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0026 °C | 0.0001 °C | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0002 °C | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0044 °C | 0.0005 °C | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0051 °C | 0.0013 °C | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0051 °C | 0.0057 °C | 0.0006 °C | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0072 °C | 0.0061 °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, Iraq or Netherlands?
- Iraq, at 0.0078 °C against 0.0062 °C in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Iraq and Netherlands?
- 0.0016 °C, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Netherlands?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Netherlands rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Iraq ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 27th 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.