Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq
Iraq: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was 7.38 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
7.38 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
30th
of 188 countries
All-time high
849.76 % change on previous year
in 1990
All-time low
-229.09 % change on previous year
in 2007
Years of data
173
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq is 7.38 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 114.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 849.76 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -229.09 % change on previous year, in 2007.
That places Iraq 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.6438 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.1897 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 1853 | -0.035 % change on previous year | -118.5% |
| 1854 | -0.1544 % change on previous year | +340.6% |
| 1855 | -0.2039 % change on previous year | +32.1% |
| 1856 | -0.2535 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1857 | -0.2682 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 1858 | -0.262 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1859 | -0.291 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 1860 | 90.7 % change on previous year | -31271.2% |
| 1861 | 22.83 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1862 | 10.71 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 1863 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 1864 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1865 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1866 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1867 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1868 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 1869 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 1870 | 7.54 % change on previous year | +568.0% |
| 1871 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 1872 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 1873 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 1874 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1875 | 0.9504 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1876 | 0.7728 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1877 | 0.6286 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1878 | 0.5242 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1879 | 0.4318 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1880 | 5.67 % change on previous year | +1212.1% |
| 1881 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 1882 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1883 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 1884 | 0.7744 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1885 | 0.5898 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 1886 | 0.4602 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 1887 | 0.3712 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1888 | 0.2923 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1889 | 0.2293 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 1890 | 4.88 % change on previous year | +2028.5% |
| 1891 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1892 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 1893 | 0.8324 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1894 | 0.6132 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 1895 | 0.4833 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1896 | 0.3715 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1897 | 0.2949 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1898 | 0.2379 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1899 | 0.1893 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 1900 | 6.26 % change on previous year | +3209.2% |
| 1901 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1902 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 1903 | 0.9612 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 1904 | 0.6554 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 1905 | 0.4692 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 1906 | 0.3414 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1907 | 0.2526 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1908 | 0.2032 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1909 | 0.159 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1910 | -5.48 % change on previous year | -3549.4% |
| 1911 | -2.49 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1912 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 1913 | -0.9168 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 1914 | -0.6417 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1915 | -0.5376 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 1916 | -0.4332 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1917 | -0.4082 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1918 | -0.3718 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1919 | -0.3513 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1920 | -8.61 % change on previous year | +2350.2% |
| 1921 | -8.45 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1922 | -8.62 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1923 | -8.63 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1924 | -8.57 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1925 | -8.39 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1926 | -8.19 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1927 | -7.99 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1928 | -7.89 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1929 | -7.86 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 460.77 % change on previous year | -5962.5% |
| 1931 | 39.59 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 1932 | 16.79 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1933 | 9.48 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 1934 | 6.12 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 1935 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 1936 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1937 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1938 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1939 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1940 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -701.8% |
| 1941 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1942 | -2.41 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 1943 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 1944 | -0.7756 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1945 | -0.4844 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 1946 | -0.32 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1947 | -0.2291 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 1948 | -0.1667 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1949 | -0.1223 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1950 | 6.8 % change on previous year | -5658.4% |
| 1951 | -5.49 % change on previous year | -180.7% |
| 1952 | -5.9 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1953 | -5.47 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1954 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 1955 | -4.03 % change on previous year | +29.8% |
| 1956 | -0.7989 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1957 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -295.8% |
| 1958 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +149.3% |
| 1959 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1960 | 9.87 % change on previous year | +307.8% |
| 1961 | -16.08 % change on previous year | -262.9% |
| 1962 | -4.82 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 1963 | -3.78 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1964 | -4.13 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1965 | -37.45 % change on previous year | +806.5% |
| 1966 | 29.56 % change on previous year | -178.9% |
| 1967 | -36.04 % change on previous year | -221.9% |
| 1968 | -19.79 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1969 | -23.53 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 1970 | -7.45 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 1971 | 384.1 % change on previous year | -5254.5% |
| 1972 | -41.64 % change on previous year | -110.8% |
| 1973 | 56.14 % change on previous year | -234.8% |
| 1974 | -43.77 % change on previous year | -178.0% |
| 1975 | -34.94 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 1976 | -28.97 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 1977 | 193.37 % change on previous year | -767.5% |
| 1978 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 1979 | -45.35 % change on previous year | +1088.6% |
| 1980 | -26.98 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1981 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 1982 | -29.6 % change on previous year | +534.5% |
| 1983 | -14.35 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 1984 | 30.01 % change on previous year | -309.1% |
| 1985 | 9.57 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 1986 | -26.14 % change on previous year | -373.1% |
| 1987 | 133.63 % change on previous year | -611.2% |
| 1988 | -175.39 % change on previous year | -231.2% |
| 1989 | 13.17 % change on previous year | -107.5% |
| 1990 | 849.76 % change on previous year | +6351.4% |
| 1991 | -64.7 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 1992 | 183.28 % change on previous year | -383.3% |
| 1993 | -102.4 % change on previous year | -155.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0293 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1996 | -101.13 % change on previous year | -344813.9% |
| 1997 | 14.64 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 1998 | -8.38 % change on previous year | -157.2% |
| 1999 | 19.25 % change on previous year | -329.7% |
| 2000 | 12.07 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 2001 | 121.51 % change on previous year | +906.3% |
| 2002 | -208.64 % change on previous year | -271.7% |
| 2003 | -57.71 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
| 2004 | 219.48 % change on previous year | -480.3% |
| 2005 | 88.19 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 2006 | 27.25 % change on previous year | -69.1% |
| 2007 | -229.09 % change on previous year | -940.9% |
| 2008 | -41.46 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 2009 | 112.78 % change on previous year | -372.0% |
| 2010 | 390.47 % change on previous year | +246.2% |
| 2011 | -87.63 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 2012 | 808.03 % change on previous year | -1022.0% |
| 2013 | 89.47 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 2014 | -52.79 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 2015 | -43.78 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 2016 | -22.56 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 2017 | -37.1 % change on previous year | +64.4% |
| 2018 | -25.13 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 2019 | -22.6 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2020 | -7.74 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7136 % change on previous year | -109.2% |
| 2022 | 12.11 % change on previous year | +1597.6% |
| 2023 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 7.38 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 7.38 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.03 % change on previous year, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -344813.9% | 0.0293 % change on previous year | -101.13 % change on previous year |
| 1860 | +31271.2% | -0.291 % change on previous year | 90.7 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +6351.4% | 13.17 % change on previous year | 849.76 % change on previous year |
| 1930 | +5962.5% | -7.86 % change on previous year | 460.77 % change on previous year |
| 1950 | +5658.4% | -0.1223 % change on previous year | 6.8 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +5254.5% | -7.45 % change on previous year | 384.1 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.0705 % change on previous year | -0.291 % change on previous year | 0.6438 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 14.34 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 90.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 0.4318 % change on previous year | 7.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.36 % change on previous year | 0.2293 % change on previous year | 5.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 0.1893 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.36 % change on previous year | 0.159 % change on previous year | 6.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.31 % change on previous year | -5.48 % change on previous year | -0.3513 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | -8.32 % change on previous year | -8.63 % change on previous year | -7.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 54.69 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 460.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -2.12 % change on previous year | -10.71 % change on previous year | -0.1223 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.01 % change on previous year | -5.9 % change on previous year | 6.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -10.62 % change on previous year | -37.45 % change on previous year | 29.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.77 % change on previous year | -45.35 % change on previous year | 384.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -9.07 % change on previous year | -175.39 % change on previous year | 133.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.82 % change on previous year | -102.4 % change on previous year | 849.76 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.44 % change on previous year | -229.09 % change on previous year | 219.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.64 % change on previous year | -87.63 % change on previous year | 808.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 % change on previous year | -7.74 % change on previous year | 12.11 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 27 Libya 9.06 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 8.83 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Barbados 7.78 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Qatar 6.94 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Brunei 6.64 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Ghana 6.53 % change on previous year 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq was 7.38 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 849.76 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -229.09 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.