Iraq vs Venezuela: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Iraq
0.6%
in 2024
Venezuela
0.6%
in 2024
Iraq rank
26th
Venezuela rank
23rd
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Iraq
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Iraq, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 98 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Iraq or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Iraq and Venezuela?
- 0.0%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Venezuela?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Venezuela rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 23rd 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.