Iraq vs Niger: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Iraq
1.0%
in 2100
Niger
0.9%
in 2100
Iraq rank
25th
Niger rank
28th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Iraq
- Niger
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 25th and Niger ranks 28th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 38 and Niger in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 1100s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 1200s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1300s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1730s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1740s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1750s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1760s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1770s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1780s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1790s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1810s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1820s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1830s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2030s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2040s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2050s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2060s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2070s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2080s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2090s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2100s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Iraq or Niger?
- Iraq, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Niger as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Iraq and Niger?
- 0.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Niger?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Iraq and Niger rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Iraq ranks 25th and Niger ranks 28th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.