Iraq vs Spain: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Iraq
0.0078 °C
in 2024
Spain
0.0082 °C
in 2024
Iraq rank
25th
Spain rank
24th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Iraq
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0082 °C against 0.0078 °C in Iraq, a difference of 0.0004 °C.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Spain ahead.
Iraq ranks 25th and Spain ranks 24th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Spain |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Spain |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Spain |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Spain |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Spain |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Spain |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | Spain |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0001 °C | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0005 °C | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.0037 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0007 °C | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.0002 °C | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0056 °C | 0.0018 °C | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0051 °C | 0.0071 °C | 0.002 °C | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0072 °C | 0.008 °C | 0.0008 °C | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Iraq or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0082 °C against 0.0078 °C in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Iraq and Spain?
- 0.0004 °C, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Spain?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Spain rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Iraq ranks 25th and Spain ranks 24th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.