Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Iraq

Iraq: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 13.5 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.5 kt
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
74th
of 225 countries
All-time high
17.25 kt
in 2002
All-time low
7.13 kt
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Iraq, 1961–2023

051015196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions in Iraq is 13.5 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Iraq peaked at 17.25 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.13 kt, in 1991.

Iraq ranks 74th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Iraq, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 7.96 kt
1962 8.09 kt +1.6%
1963 7.87 kt -2.7%
1964 7.89 kt +0.4%
1965 7.93 kt +0.4%
1966 8.34 kt +5.2%
1967 8.68 kt +4.0%
1968 9.33 kt +7.6%
1969 9.41 kt +0.9%
1970 9.72 kt +3.2%
1971 9.32 kt -4.1%
1972 9.67 kt +3.8%
1973 8.95 kt -7.5%
1974 9.11 kt +1.8%
1975 8.55 kt -6.2%
1976 8.83 kt +3.4%
1977 8.88 kt +0.6%
1978 8.82 kt -0.7%
1979 9.38 kt +6.3%
1980 9.65 kt +2.8%
1981 9.83 kt +1.9%
1982 10.08 kt +2.5%
1983 9.52 kt -5.5%
1984 10.19 kt +7.0%
1985 10.59 kt +4.0%
1986 10.74 kt +1.3%
1987 10.97 kt +2.2%
1988 11.6 kt +5.7%
1989 11.13 kt -4.0%
1990 11.25 kt +1.1%
1991 7.13 kt -36.6%
1992 8.94 kt +25.4%
1993 12.1 kt +35.3%
1994 11.72 kt -3.1%
1995 10.8 kt -7.8%
1996 10.56 kt -2.3%
1997 11.14 kt +5.5%
1998 11.53 kt +3.5%
1999 11.23 kt -2.6%
2000 11.27 kt +0.4%
2001 16.63 kt +47.5%
2002 17.25 kt +3.7%
2003 7.17 kt -58.5%
2004 8.06 kt +12.5%
2005 9.76 kt +21.0%
2006 9.58 kt -1.8%
2007 9.22 kt -3.7%
2008 10.34 kt +12.1%
2009 12.47 kt +20.6%
2010 11.85 kt -5.0%
2011 12.74 kt +7.5%
2012 13.3 kt +4.4%
2013 13.36 kt +0.5%
2014 11.97 kt -10.4%
2015 8.84 kt -26.2%
2016 9.93 kt +12.3%
2017 11.65 kt +17.4%
2018 11.31 kt -2.9%
2019 13.01 kt +15.0%
2020 13.93 kt +7.1%
2021 13.4 kt -3.8%
2022 13.22 kt -1.4%
2023 13.5 kt +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.39 kt 7.87 kt 9.41 kt 9
1970s 9.12 kt 8.55 kt 9.72 kt 10
1980s 10.43 kt 9.52 kt 11.6 kt 10
1990s 10.64 kt 7.13 kt 12.1 kt 10
2000s 11.17 kt 7.17 kt 17.25 kt 10
2010s 11.8 kt 8.84 kt 13.36 kt 10
2020s 13.51 kt 13.22 kt 13.93 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 71 Sweden 14.02 kt compare
  2. 72 Afghanistan 13.98 kt compare
  3. 73 Senegal 13.82 kt compare
  4. 75 Angola 13.13 kt compare
  5. 76 Republic of Korea 13.12 kt compare
  6. 77 Ghana 12.91 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Iraq?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Iraq was 13.5 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 17.25 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 7.13 kt in 1991.
How does Iraq rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Iraq ranks 74th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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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