Czechia vs Iraq: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Czechia
8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq
8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Czechia rank
31st
Iraq rank
29th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Czechia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Czechia, a difference of 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 31st and Iraq ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1860s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1870s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1880s | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1890s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1900s | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1910s | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1920s | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1930s | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1940s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1950s | 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1960s | 14.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1970s | 19.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1980s | 19.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1990s | 14.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 2000s | 13.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 2010s | 11.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 2020s | 9.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Czechia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Czechia and Iraq?
- 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Iraq?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Iraq rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Czechia ranks 31st and Iraq ranks 29th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.