Ghana vs Iraq: Nitrous oxide emissions
Ghana
6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iraq
7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ghana rank
72nd
Iraq rank
69th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ghana, a difference of 286,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.
Ghana ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 69th of 201 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 105,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1860s | 112,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1870s | 140,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1880s | 184,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 346,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1890s | 211,139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1900s | 240,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 402,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1910s | 318,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 439,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1920s | 474,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 579,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1930s | 516,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 867,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1940s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1950s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 314,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1960s | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1970s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 2010s | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
| 2020s | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 749,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Ghana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Ghana and Iraq?
- 286,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ghana ranks 72nd 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 Nitrous oxide emissions. 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.