Ethiopia vs Iraq: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Ethiopia
0.5%
in 2024
Iraq
0.5%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
30th
Iraq rank
29th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 30th and Iraq ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Ethiopia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Ethiopia and Iraq?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iraq?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Iraq rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th and Iraq ranks 29th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.