Belgium vs Iraq: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Belgium
0.6%
in 2024
Iraq
0.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
27th
Iraq rank
26th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Belgium
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 9 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belgium or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belgium and Iraq?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iraq?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Iraq rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 26th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.