Australia vs Iraq: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Australia
0.6086 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iraq
0.7424 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
Iraq rank
3rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Australia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.7424 tonnes per person against 0.6086 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 0.1338 tonnes per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Iraq ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Iraq ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 0.5762 tonnes per person | 0.5539 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.3849 tonnes per person | 0.2645 tonnes per person | 0.1204 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3661 tonnes per person | 0.4927 tonnes per person | 0.1266 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.486 tonnes per person | 0.7521 tonnes per person | 0.2661 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.627 tonnes per person | 0.7601 tonnes per person | 0.133 tonnes per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Australia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.7424 tonnes per person against 0.6086 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Australia and Iraq?
- 0.1338 tonnes per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Australia ranks 5th and Iraq ranks 3rd of 213 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 flaring. 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 flaring, measured in tonnes per person.