Canada vs Iraq: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Canada
3.3%
in 2024
Iraq
4.7%
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Iraq rank
7th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Canada
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 4.7% against 3.3% in Canada, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Iraq ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 3.8% | 2.1% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 3.5% | 1.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 4.5% | 1.3% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Canada or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 4.7% against 3.3% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Canada and Iraq?
- 1.4%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iraq?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Iraq rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Canada ranks 9th and Iraq ranks 7th 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. 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 flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.