Iraq vs Sweden: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions
Iraq
0.3%
in 2024
Sweden
0.3%
in 2024
Iraq rank
41st
Sweden rank
44th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Iraq
- Sweden
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Sweden ahead.
Iraq ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions, Iraq or Sweden?
- Iraq, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions between Iraq and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sweden?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Sweden rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Iraq ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 44th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.