Iraq vs Taiwan: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Iraq
0.6%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.7%
in 2024
Iraq rank
27th
Taiwan rank
25th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Iraq
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Taiwan ahead.
Iraq ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Iraq or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, 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 Iraq and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Taiwan?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Taiwan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Iraq ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 25th 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.