Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Iraq
Iraq: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.4125 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Iraq, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iraq is 0.4125 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iraq peaked at 2.04 kilograms per international-$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1332 kilograms per international-$, in 1953.
That places Iraq 20th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2021 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2765 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.365 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2367 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6292 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4684 kilograms per international-$ | 0.378 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5539 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5036 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2797 kilograms per international-$ | 1.01 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6993 kilograms per international-$ | 2.04 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6975 kilograms per international-$ | 0.306 kilograms per international-$ | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3443 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3831 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.396 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3798 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4125 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4407 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 18 Oman 0.4398 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 19 China 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 21 Laos 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 22 Jamaica 0.395 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 23 Vietnam 0.387 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iraq?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Iraq was 0.4125 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 kilograms per international-$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ in 1953.
- How does Iraq rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 20th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).