Australia vs Iraq: Methane emissions

Australia
135.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iraq
156.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Iraq rank
10th

Methane emissions over time

  • Australia
  • Iraq
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M185019372024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 156.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 135.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Australia, a difference of 20.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and Iraq ranks 10th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iraq Difference Ahead
1850s 5.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 934,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1860s 10.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1870s 14.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1880s 20.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1890s 26.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1900s 33.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1910s 41.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1920s 49.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1930s 56.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1940s 69.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1950s 93.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1960s 123.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 68.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1970s 153.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 97.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1980s 152.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 67.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1990s 161.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 114.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
2000s 167.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 73.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
2010s 164.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 133.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
2020s 138.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 156.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Australia or Iraq?
Iraq, at 156.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 135.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Australia and Iraq?
20.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for methane emissions?
Australia ranks 12th and Iraq ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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