Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Iraq
Iraq: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 409.04 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Iraq stood at 409.04 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Iraq peaked at 409.04 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 234.39 kt, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 16th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 234.39 kt | — |
| 1991 | 238.61 kt | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 244.62 kt | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 251.37 kt | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 259.23 kt | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 267.47 kt | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 274.87 kt | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 282.52 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 289.56 kt | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 296.93 kt | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 304.14 kt | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 310.38 kt | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 316.18 kt | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 320.82 kt | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 326.08 kt | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 331.5 kt | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 333.12 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 337.01 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 347.27 kt | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 351.64 kt | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 356.35 kt | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 362.75 kt | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 370.6 kt | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 383.12 kt | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 379.54 kt | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 385.78 kt | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 387.24 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 390.59 kt | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 394.01 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 397.31 kt | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 400.12 kt | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 402.95 kt | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 406.16 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 409.04 kt | +0.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 409.04 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.45 kt, 8.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 409.04 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 81.14 kt, 5.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 263.96 kt | 234.39 kt | 296.93 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 327.81 kt | 304.14 kt | 351.64 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 380.73 kt | 356.35 kt | 397.31 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 404.57 kt | 400.12 kt | 409.04 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 13 Egypt 601.8 kt compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 41.73 kt compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.73 kt compare
- 14 Spain 447.89 kt compare
- 15 Colombia 427.37 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia 17.96 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 3.09 kt compare
- 17 Argentina 399.18 kt compare
- 18 Poland 388.14 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.8721 kt compare
- 19 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.757 kt compare
- 19 Philippines 376.57 kt compare
More climate change data for Iraq
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 672.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Iraq?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Iraq was 409.04 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 409.04 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 234.39 kt in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- Iraq ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.