Congo vs Iraq: Per capita methane emissions by sector

Congo

1,281 kilograms per person

in 2023

Iraq

1,352 kilograms per person

in 2023

Congo rank

23rd

Iraq rank

22nd

Per capita methane emissions by sector over time

Iraq currently reports 1,352 kilograms per person against 1,281 kilograms per person in Congo, a difference of 70.6 kilograms per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 23rd and Iraq ranks 22nd of 193 countries.

Indicator: Per capita methane emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,562 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.