Australia vs Iraq: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Australia
0.4%
in 2024
Iraq
0.4%
in 2024
Australia rank
35th
Iraq rank
34th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Australia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 35th and Iraq ranks 34th of 211 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Australia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Australia and Iraq?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Australia ranks 35th and Iraq ranks 34th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. 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 cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.