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

Iraq
389.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan
323.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iraq rank
18th
Kazakhstan rank
21st

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

  • Iraq
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 389.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 323.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan, a difference of 65.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Iraq ranks 18th and Kazakhstan ranks 21st of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1850s 243,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 781,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 538,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1860s 267,512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 975,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 707,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1870s 306,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1880s 351,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1890s 398,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1900s 465,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1910s 533,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1920s 757,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1930s 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1940s 28.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1950s 27.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1960s 66.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 158.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1970s 129.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 236.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 106.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1980s 128.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 286.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 158.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1990s 113.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 220.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
2000s 168.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 218.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
2010s 281.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 319.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
2020s 364.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 311.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Iraq or Kazakhstan?
Iraq, at 389.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 323.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Iraq and Kazakhstan?
65.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kazakhstan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Kazakhstan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Iraq ranks 18th and Kazakhstan ranks 21st 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.