France vs Iraq: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
France
0.7%
in 2024
Iraq
0.6%
in 2024
France rank
24th
Iraq rank
27th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- France
- Iraq
How they compare
France currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 98 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 27th of 215 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5.4% | 0.0% | 5.3% | France |
| 1930s | 5.3% | 0.1% | 5.2% | France |
| 1940s | 2.9% | 0.2% | 2.8% | France |
| 1950s | 3.3% | 0.1% | 3.3% | France |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 0.1% | 3.2% | France |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 2.8% | France |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.2% | 1.9% | France |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | France |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | France |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | France |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, France or Iraq?
- France, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between France and Iraq?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iraq?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do France and Iraq rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- France ranks 24th 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.