Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Iraq
Iraq: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 573.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Iraq stood at 573.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Iraq peaked at 614.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.86 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 45th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 67.86 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 265.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 295.61 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 183.58 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 344.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 503.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 366.86 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 614.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 572.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 540.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 595.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 42 Chile 612.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 43 Ukraine 590.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 44 Austria 589.05 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 46 Peru 555.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 47 Czechia 536.64 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 48 Norway 534.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Iraq
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 47.02 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Urban population 32.89 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.07 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.35 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.07 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.07 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Iraq?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Iraq was 573.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 614.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.86 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Iraq ranks 45th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.