Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Iraq
Iraq: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
86th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2013
All-time low
-0.3%
in 2008
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Iraq, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Iraq peaked at 0.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2008.
That places Iraq 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +107.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +28.6% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +455.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +37.4% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +15.9% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | -12.4% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | -7.1% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -12.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +25.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -34.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +39.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -39.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -20.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -30.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +427.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -44.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +60.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -44.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -32.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -28.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +168.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -38.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -28.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -25.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +149.6% |
| 1988 | -0.0% | -179.6% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -869.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -64.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +171.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -102.5% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | +1241.5% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | -0.2% | +93.0% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | -30.4% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | +28.0% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | -16.4% |
| 2000 | -0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -124.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | -197.4% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -235.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +104.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +25.1% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | -239.3% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -111.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +391.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -87.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +768.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +100.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -53.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -44.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -36.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1587.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 60.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -1241.5% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | +869.3% | -0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2012 | +768.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1930 | +455.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1971 | +427.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2010 | +391.8% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.3% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Iraq?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Iraq was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2008.
- How does Iraq rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iraq ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.