Greece vs Iraq: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Greece
0.2984 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iraq
0.2842 tonnes per person
in 2024
Greece rank
20th
Iraq rank
22nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Greece
- Iraq
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.2984 tonnes per person against 0.2842 tonnes per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0142 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 22nd of 209 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1950s | 0.0578 tonnes per person | 0.0254 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.17 tonnes per person | 0.0679 tonnes per person | 0.1021 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.4213 tonnes per person | 0.1122 tonnes per person | 0.309 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.5863 tonnes per person | 0.2445 tonnes per person | 0.3418 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.5813 tonnes per person | 0.0813 tonnes per person | 0.5 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.5712 tonnes per person | 0.0769 tonnes per person | 0.4943 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.3206 tonnes per person | 0.1486 tonnes per person | 0.1719 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.2896 tonnes per person | 0.2824 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Greece or Iraq?
- Greece, at 0.2984 tonnes per person against 0.2842 tonnes per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Greece and Iraq?
- 0.0142 tonnes per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iraq?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Iraq rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Greece ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 22nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.