Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq

Iraq: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was 0.3532 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.3532 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
84th
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.64 % change on previous year
in 1851
All-time low
-3.29 % change on previous year
in 2008
Years of data
174
1851–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq, 1851–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq is 0.3532 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 81.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 100.64 % change on previous year in 1851 and was at its lowest, -3.29 % change on previous year, in 2008.

Iraq ranks 84th of 188 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.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq, 1851 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1851 100.64 % change on previous year
1852 50.26 % change on previous year -50.1%
1853 33.43 % change on previous year -33.5%
1854 25.02 % change on previous year -25.2%
1855 19.97 % change on previous year -20.2%
1856 16.6 % change on previous year -16.9%
1857 14.2 % change on previous year -14.5%
1858 12.4 % change on previous year -12.7%
1859 11 % change on previous year -11.3%
1860 18.9 % change on previous year +71.8%
1861 19.53 % change on previous year +3.3%
1862 18.09 % change on previous year -7.4%
1863 16.26 % change on previous year -10.1%
1864 14.54 % change on previous year -10.6%
1865 13.05 % change on previous year -10.3%
1866 11.79 % change on previous year -9.7%
1867 10.72 % change on previous year -9.1%
1868 9.81 % change on previous year -8.5%
1869 9.03 % change on previous year -7.9%
1870 8.91 % change on previous year -1.4%
1871 8.5 % change on previous year -4.6%
1872 8.02 % change on previous year -5.6%
1873 7.55 % change on previous year -5.9%
1874 7.11 % change on previous year -5.9%
1875 6.7 % change on previous year -5.7%
1876 6.33 % change on previous year -5.5%
1877 5.99 % change on previous year -5.4%
1878 5.68 % change on previous year -5.1%
1879 5.4 % change on previous year -5.0%
1880 5.41 % change on previous year +0.3%
1881 5.27 % change on previous year -2.7%
1882 5.08 % change on previous year -3.5%
1883 4.89 % change on previous year -3.8%
1884 4.7 % change on previous year -3.9%
1885 4.51 % change on previous year -3.9%
1886 4.34 % change on previous year -3.9%
1887 4.17 % change on previous year -3.8%
1888 4.02 % change on previous year -3.7%
1889 3.87 % change on previous year -3.6%
1890 3.91 % change on previous year +1.0%
1891 3.84 % change on previous year -1.8%
1892 3.74 % change on previous year -2.5%
1893 3.64 % change on previous year -2.8%
1894 3.53 % change on previous year -2.9%
1895 3.43 % change on previous year -2.9%
1896 3.33 % change on previous year -3.0%
1897 3.23 % change on previous year -2.9%
1898 3.13 % change on previous year -2.9%
1899 3.04 % change on previous year -2.9%
1900 3.14 % change on previous year +3.1%
1901 3.13 % change on previous year -0.4%
1902 3.08 % change on previous year -1.5%
1903 3.02 % change on previous year -2.1%
1904 2.95 % change on previous year -2.3%
1905 2.88 % change on previous year -2.4%
1906 2.8 % change on previous year -2.5%
1907 2.74 % change on previous year -2.5%
1908 2.67 % change on previous year -2.5%
1909 2.6 % change on previous year -2.4%
1910 2.4 % change on previous year -7.9%
1911 2.28 % change on previous year -4.8%
1912 2.2 % change on previous year -3.6%
1913 2.13 % change on previous year -3.0%
1914 2.07 % change on previous year -2.8%
1915 2.02 % change on previous year -2.5%
1916 1.97 % change on previous year -2.4%
1917 1.93 % change on previous year -2.3%
1918 1.88 % change on previous year -2.3%
1919 1.84 % change on previous year -2.2%
1920 1.65 % change on previous year -10.3%
1921 1.49 % change on previous year -10.0%
1922 1.34 % change on previous year -9.9%
1923 1.21 % change on previous year -9.8%
1924 1.09 % change on previous year -9.7%
1925 0.9893 % change on previous year -9.4%
1926 0.9 % change on previous year -9.0%
1927 0.8204 % change on previous year -8.8%
1928 0.7493 % change on previous year -8.7%
1929 0.6857 % change on previous year -8.5%
1930 3.82 % change on previous year +456.7%
1931 5.13 % change on previous year +34.5%
1932 5.7 % change on previous year +11.1%
1933 5.91 % change on previous year +3.6%
1934 5.92 % change on previous year +0.2%
1935 5.83 % change on previous year -1.5%
1936 5.69 % change on previous year -2.4%
1937 5.52 % change on previous year -2.9%
1938 5.35 % change on previous year -3.2%
1939 5.16 % change on previous year -3.4%
1940 4.38 % change on previous year -15.1%
1941 4 % change on previous year -8.7%
1942 3.76 % change on previous year -6.2%
1943 3.57 % change on previous year -4.9%
1944 3.42 % change on previous year -4.2%
1945 3.29 % change on previous year -3.8%
1946 3.18 % change on previous year -3.5%
1947 3.07 % change on previous year -3.3%
1948 2.98 % change on previous year -3.1%
1949 2.89 % change on previous year -3.0%
1950 3 % change on previous year +3.8%
1951 2.75 % change on previous year -8.2%
1952 2.52 % change on previous year -8.4%
1953 2.32 % change on previous year -7.8%
1954 2.2 % change on previous year -5.3%
1955 2.06 % change on previous year -6.1%
1956 2.01 % change on previous year -2.8%
1957 2 % change on previous year -0.4%
1958 2.04 % change on previous year +1.8%
1959 2.04 % change on previous year +0.4%
1960 2.2 % change on previous year +7.7%
1961 1.81 % change on previous year -17.9%
1962 1.69 % change on previous year -6.5%
1963 1.6 % change on previous year -5.4%
1964 1.51 % change on previous year -5.6%
1965 0.9292 % change on previous year -38.4%
1966 1.19 % change on previous year +28.4%
1967 0.7539 % change on previous year -36.8%
1968 0.6002 % change on previous year -20.4%
1969 0.4561 % change on previous year -24.0%
1970 0.4203 % change on previous year -7.8%
1971 2.03 % change on previous year +382.0%
1972 1.16 % change on previous year -42.8%
1973 1.79 % change on previous year +54.3%
1974 0.988 % change on previous year -44.8%
1975 0.6365 % change on previous year -35.6%
1976 0.4492 % change on previous year -29.4%
1977 1.31 % change on previous year +192.1%
1978 1.25 % change on previous year -5.1%
1979 0.6723 % change on previous year -46.0%
1980 0.4877 % change on previous year -27.5%
1981 0.4628 % change on previous year -5.1%
1982 0.3242 % change on previous year -30.0%
1983 0.2767 % change on previous year -14.6%
1984 0.3589 % change on previous year +29.7%
1985 0.3917 % change on previous year +9.2%
1986 0.2884 % change on previous year -26.4%
1987 0.6714 % change on previous year +132.8%
1988 -0.5029 % change on previous year -174.9%
1989 -0.4389 % change on previous year -12.7%
1990 3.3 % change on previous year -853.0%
1991 1.13 % change on previous year -65.8%
1992 3.16 % change on previous year +180.1%
1993 -0.0737 % change on previous year -102.3%
1994 -1.15 % change on previous year +1461.1%
1995 -1.16 % change on previous year +1.1%
1996 -2.37 % change on previous year +103.5%
1997 -2.07 % change on previous year -12.6%
1998 -2.29 % change on previous year +10.7%
1999 -1.89 % change on previous year -17.4%
2000 -1.7 % change on previous year -10.4%
2001 0.3715 % change on previous year -121.9%
2002 -0.4019 % change on previous year -208.2%
2003 -0.6366 % change on previous year +58.4%
2004 0.7654 % change on previous year -220.2%
2005 1.43 % change on previous year +86.7%
2006 1.79 % change on previous year +25.5%
2007 -2.27 % change on previous year -226.8%
2008 -3.29 % change on previous year +44.8%
2009 0.4349 % change on previous year -113.2%
2010 2.12 % change on previous year +388.3%
2011 0.2572 % change on previous year -87.9%
2012 2.33 % change on previous year +805.5%
2013 4.31 % change on previous year +85.2%
2014 1.95 % change on previous year -54.7%
2015 1.08 % change on previous year -44.9%
2016 0.8245 % change on previous year -23.4%
2017 0.5143 % change on previous year -37.6%
2018 0.383 % change on previous year -25.5%
2019 0.2954 % change on previous year -22.9%
2020 0.2717 % change on previous year -8.0%
2021 0.2729 % change on previous year +0.4%
2022 0.3052 % change on previous year +11.8%
2023 0.33 % change on previous year +8.1%
2024 0.3532 % change on previous year +7.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 0.3532 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0301 % change on previous year, 11.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 0.3532 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3774 % change on previous year, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate 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.

YearChange FromTo
1994 -1461.1% -0.0737 % change on previous year -1.15 % change on previous year
1990 +853.0% -0.4389 % change on previous year 3.3 % change on previous year
2012 +805.5% 0.2572 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year
1930 +456.7% 0.6857 % change on previous year 3.82 % change on previous year
2010 +388.3% 0.4349 % change on previous year 2.12 % change on previous year
1971 +382.0% 0.4203 % change on previous year 2.03 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 31.5 % change on previous year 11 % change on previous year 100.64 % change on previous year 9
1860s 14.17 % change on previous year 9.03 % change on previous year 19.53 % change on previous year 10
1870s 7.02 % change on previous year 5.4 % change on previous year 8.91 % change on previous year 10
1880s 4.63 % change on previous year 3.87 % change on previous year 5.41 % change on previous year 10
1890s 3.48 % change on previous year 3.04 % change on previous year 3.91 % change on previous year 10
1900s 2.9 % change on previous year 2.6 % change on previous year 3.14 % change on previous year 10
1910s 2.07 % change on previous year 1.84 % change on previous year 2.4 % change on previous year 10
1920s 1.09 % change on previous year 0.6857 % change on previous year 1.65 % change on previous year 10
1930s 5.4 % change on previous year 3.82 % change on previous year 5.92 % change on previous year 10
1940s 3.45 % change on previous year 2.89 % change on previous year 4.38 % change on previous year 10
1950s 2.29 % change on previous year 2 % change on previous year 3 % change on previous year 10
1960s 1.27 % change on previous year 0.4561 % change on previous year 2.2 % change on previous year 10
1970s 1.07 % change on previous year 0.4203 % change on previous year 2.03 % change on previous year 10
1980s 0.232 % change on previous year -0.5029 % change on previous year 0.6714 % change on previous year 10
1990s -0.3416 % change on previous year -2.37 % change on previous year 3.3 % change on previous year 10
2000s -0.3508 % change on previous year -3.29 % change on previous year 1.79 % change on previous year 10
2010s 1.41 % change on previous year 0.2572 % change on previous year 4.31 % change on previous year 10
2020s 0.3066 % change on previous year 0.2717 % change on previous year 0.3532 % change on previous year 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 81 Russia 0.3597 % change on previous year compare
  2. 82 Sudan 0.3552 % change on previous year compare
  3. 83 Ghana 0.3548 % change on previous year compare
  4. 85 Nigeria 0.3491 % change on previous year compare
  5. 86 Sierra Leone 0.3482 % change on previous year compare
  6. 87 Gambia 0.3434 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Iraq was 0.3532 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 100.64 % change on previous year in 1851.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was -3.29 % change on previous year in 2008.
How does Iraq rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
Iraq ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 32,639 data points, 1851–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.