Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iraq

Iraq: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 11,453 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11,453 kt
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
16th
of 215 countries
All-time high
11,453 kt
in 2023
All-time low
6,563 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iraq, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 6.6k kt1991: 6.7k kt1992: 6.8k kt1993: 7.0k kt1994: 7.3k kt1995: 7.5k kt1996: 7.7k kt1997: 7.9k kt1998: 8.1k kt1999: 8.3k kt2000: 8.5k kt2001: 8.7k kt2002: 8.9k kt2003: 9.0k kt2004: 9.1k kt2005: 9.3k kt2006: 9.3k kt2007: 9.4k kt2008: 9.7k kt2009: 9.8k kt2010: 10.0k kt2011: 10.2k kt2012: 10.4k kt2013: 10.7k kt2014: 10.6k kt2015: 10.8k kt2016: 10.8k kt2017: 10.9k kt2018: 11.0k kt2019: 11.1k kt2020: 11.2k kt2021: 11.3k kt2022: 11.4k kt2023: 11.5k kt

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

Analysis

Iraq recorded 11,453 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iraq peaked at 11,453 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,563 kt, in 1990.

That places Iraq 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Iraq, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6,563 kt
1991 6,681 kt +1.8%
1992 6,849 kt +2.5%
1993 7,038 kt +2.8%
1994 7,258 kt +3.1%
1995 7,489 kt +3.2%
1996 7,696 kt +2.8%
1997 7,911 kt +2.8%
1998 8,108 kt +2.5%
1999 8,314 kt +2.5%
2000 8,516 kt +2.4%
2001 8,691 kt +2.1%
2002 8,853 kt +1.9%
2003 8,983 kt +1.5%
2004 9,130 kt +1.6%
2005 9,282 kt +1.7%
2006 9,327 kt +0.5%
2007 9,436 kt +1.2%
2008 9,724 kt +3.0%
2009 9,846 kt +1.3%
2010 9,978 kt +1.3%
2011 10,157 kt +1.8%
2012 10,377 kt +2.2%
2013 10,727 kt +3.4%
2014 10,627 kt -0.9%
2015 10,802 kt +1.6%
2016 10,843 kt +0.4%
2017 10,936 kt +0.9%
2018 11,032 kt +0.9%
2019 11,124 kt +0.8%
2020 11,203 kt +0.7%
2021 11,283 kt +0.7%
2022 11,372 kt +0.8%
2023 11,453 kt +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,391 kt 6,563 kt 8,314 kt 10
2000s 9,179 kt 8,516 kt 9,846 kt 10
2010s 10,660 kt 9,978 kt 11,124 kt 10
2020s 11,328 kt 11,203 kt 11,453 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 13 Egypt 16,850 kt compare
  2. 14 Spain 12,541 kt compare
  3. 15 Colombia 11,966 kt compare
  4. 16 Timor-Leste 86.39 kt compare
  5. 17 Argentina 11,177 kt compare
  6. 18 Poland 10,868 kt compare
  7. 19 Philippines 10,544 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iraq?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iraq was 11,453 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 11,453 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 6,563 kt in 1990.
How does Iraq rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Iraq ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 data points, 1990–2023
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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