Aruba vs Iraq: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Aruba
8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq
8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Aruba rank
45th
Iraq rank
46th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Aruba
- Iraq
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.
Aruba ranks 45th and Iraq ranks 46th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 7 and Iraq in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1860s | 0.297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.3833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.2774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.2883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.2156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.2178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.3812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.5601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.3286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1950s | 13.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1960s | 11.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1970s | 13.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1980s | 9.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1990s | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 2000s | 28.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 2010s | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 2020s | 8.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Aruba or Iraq?
- Aruba, at 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Aruba and Iraq?
- 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Iraq?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Iraq rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Aruba ranks 45th and Iraq ranks 46th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.