Algeria vs Iraq: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Algeria
0.5%
in 2024
Iraq
0.6%
in 2024
Algeria rank
30th
Iraq rank
27th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Algeria
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Iraq ahead.
Algeria ranks 30th and Iraq ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Algeria or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Algeria and Iraq?
- 0.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Algeria ranks 30th and Iraq ranks 27th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.