Which has higher waste — emissions, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 2.03 kt against 1.87 kt in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in waste — emissions between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?

0.16 kt, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Iraq

1.87 kt

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

2.03 kt

in 2023

Iraq rank

53rd

Saudi Arabia rank

50th

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Iraq
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.03 kt against 1.87 kt in Iraq, a difference of 0.16 kt.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 53rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2024 kt	0.0552 kt	0.1473 kt	Iraq
1970s	0.3317 kt	0.2391 kt	0.0926 kt	Iraq
1980s	0.5152 kt	0.5893 kt	0.0741 kt	Saudi Arabia
1990s	0.6475 kt	0.9299 kt	0.2824 kt	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0.9348 kt	1.23 kt	0.2942 kt	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1.43 kt	1.75 kt	0.315 kt	Saudi Arabia
2020s	1.79 kt	1.98 kt	0.1975 kt	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 2.03 kt against 1.87 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?: 0.16 kt, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions?: Iraq ranks 53rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf