Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Iraq
Iraq: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -308 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Iraq recorded -308 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 180.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Iraq peaked at 10,670 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -308 kt, in 2021.
That places Iraq 170th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -183.33 kt | — |
| 1991 | -183.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -183.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -183.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -183.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -183.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -183.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -183.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -183.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -183.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -183.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 172.33 kt | -194.0% |
| 2002 | 172.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 172.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 172.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 172.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 172.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 172.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 172.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 172.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 172.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -110 kt | -163.8% |
| 2012 | -110 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -110 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -110 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -110 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,670 kt | -9800.0% |
| 2017 | 10,670 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10,670 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10,670 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10,670 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -308 kt | -102.9% |
| 2022 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -183.33 kt | -183.33 kt | -183.33 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 136.77 kt | -183.33 kt | 172.33 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,230 kt | -110 kt | 10,670 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,522 kt | -308 kt | 10,670 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 167 Saint Lucia -271.33 kt compare
- 168 Haiti -293.33 kt compare
- 168 South Sudan -293.33 kt compare
- 171 Mauritania -330 kt compare
- 172 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -352 kt compare
- 173 Togo -425.33 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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Iraq?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Iraq was -308 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 10,670 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -308 kt in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Iraq ranks 170th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 180.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).