Australia vs Iraq: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Australia
455.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iraq
389.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Iraq rank
18th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Australia
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 455.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 389.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iraq, a difference of 66.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 16th and Iraq ranks 18th of 198 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iraq Difference Ahead
1850s 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 243,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1860s 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 267,512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1870s 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 306,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1880s 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 351,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1890s 11.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 398,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1900s 19.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 465,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1910s 31.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 533,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1920s 38.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 757,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1930s 40.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1940s 57.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1950s 93.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1960s 143.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1970s 213.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 129.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1980s 278.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 128.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 149.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1990s 366.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 113.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 253.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
2000s 451.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 168.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 282.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
2010s 485.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 281.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 204.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
2020s 463.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 364.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 98.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Australia or Iraq?
Australia, at 455.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 389.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Australia and Iraq?
66.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Australia ranks 16th and Iraq ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.