CO₂ emissions per capita in Iraq
Iraq: CO₂ emissions per capita was 5.07 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.07 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
67th
of 213 countries
All-time high
5.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1948
Years of data
98
1927–2024
CO₂ emissions per capita in Iraq, 1927–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 5.07 tonnes per person for co₂ emissions per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 98 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Iraq peaked at 5.07 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1948.
Iraq ranks 67th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CO₂ emissions per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | — |
| 1928 | 0.0751 tonnes per person | +105.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0949 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0941 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1931 | 0.0925 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0939 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.0882 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1934 | 0.7163 tonnes per person | +712.5% |
| 1935 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +99.2% |
| 1936 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1938 | 1.46 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1939 | 2.98 tonnes per person | +103.6% |
| 1940 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -37.7% |
| 1941 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -38.8% |
| 1942 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +61.1% |
| 1943 | 2.44 tonnes per person | +33.1% |
| 1944 | 2.75 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1945 | 2.94 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1946 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1947 | 2.81 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1948 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1949 | 0.2058 tonnes per person | — |
| 1950 | 0.2916 tonnes per person | +41.7% |
| 1951 | 0.4207 tonnes per person | +44.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3314 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4168 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 1954 | 0.49 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1955 | 0.6438 tonnes per person | +31.4% |
| 1956 | 0.9828 tonnes per person | +52.6% |
| 1957 | 0.9 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1958 | 0.9887 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1959 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1960 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1961 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 2.35 tonnes per person | +105.8% |
| 1966 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +38.7% |
| 1967 | 2.09 tonnes per person | -35.8% |
| 1968 | 2.17 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 2.4 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 2.45 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 2.86 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1972 | 2.83 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.84 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.77 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.87 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 4.09 tonnes per person | +42.4% |
| 1977 | 3.54 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 3.31 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 4.02 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 3.35 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -31.6% |
| 1982 | 2.12 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.6 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 1984 | 2.62 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.84 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 2.96 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 3.19 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 4 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1989 | 4.2 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 2.83 tonnes per person | -32.8% |
| 1991 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 3.22 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 3.29 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.8 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 3.83 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 3.48 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 3.44 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.54 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 3.49 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.43 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.84 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 3.73 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.78 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 4.02 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.45 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 2.16 tonnes per person | -37.4% |
| 2008 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +50.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 3.67 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 3.84 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 3.98 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 4.02 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.76 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 3.79 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.98 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 4.26 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 4.62 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 4.66 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.09 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 4.48 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 4.94 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 5.06 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 5.07 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 5.07 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.04 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 5.07 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.2 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO₂ emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | +712.5% | 0.0882 tonnes per person | 0.7163 tonnes per person |
| 1948 | -100.0% | 2.81 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1965 | +105.8% | 1.14 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person |
| 1928 | +105.2% | 0.0366 tonnes per person | 0.0751 tonnes per person |
| 1939 | +103.6% | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person |
| 1935 | +99.2% | 0.7163 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0688 tonnes per person | 0.0366 tonnes per person | 0.0949 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1930s | 0.9947 tonnes per person | 0.0882 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.653 tonnes per person | 0.2916 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.82 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 3.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.16 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 4.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.35 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | 3.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 4.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | 4.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 5.07 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 64 Andorra 5.18 tonnes per person compare
- 65 Nauru 5.13 tonnes per person compare
- 66 Italy 5.09 tonnes per person compare
- 68 Seychelles 5 tonnes per person compare
- 69 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 4.95 tonnes per person compare
- 70 British Virgin Islands 4.87 tonnes per person 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 co₂ emissions per capita in Iraq?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Iraq was 5.07 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1948.
- How does Iraq rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Iraq ranks 67th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.