Iraq vs Ukraine: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Iraq
0.5%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.6%
in 2024
Iraq rank
38th
Ukraine rank
35th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Iraq
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
Across all 93 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 38th and Ukraine ranks 35th of 146 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 3.2% | 3.1% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 4.7% | 4.7% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 4.0% | 3.9% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Iraq or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Iraq and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Ukraine?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Ukraine rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Iraq ranks 38th and Ukraine ranks 35th of 146 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 from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.