Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Iraq
Iraq: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 644.60 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative 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 tonnes.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 644.60 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Iraq peaked at 644.60 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 518,016 tonnes, in 1850.
Iraq ranks 99th of 197 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.86 million tonnes | 518,016 tonnes | 5.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 12.53 million tonnes | 6.17 million tonnes | 19.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 29.62 million tonnes | 21.17 million tonnes | 38.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 50.18 million tonnes | 40.36 million tonnes | 60.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 73.55 million tonnes | 62.52 million tonnes | 84.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 99.98 million tonnes | 87.38 million tonnes | 112.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 127.04 million tonnes | 115.45 million tonnes | 138.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 148.30 million tonnes | 140.73 million tonnes | 154.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 207.49 million tonnes | 160.22 million tonnes | 261.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 320.07 million tonnes | 272.60 million tonnes | 366.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 419.74 million tonnes | 377.72 million tonnes | 460.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 500.95 million tonnes | 470.15 million tonnes | 522.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 555.55 million tonnes | 524.20 million tonnes | 580.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 591.90 million tonnes | 583.37 million tonnes | 599.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 613.69 million tonnes | 572.91 million tonnes | 640.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 563.96 million tonnes | 550.05 million tonnes | 582.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 607.56 million tonnes | 564.18 million tonnes | 634.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 640.39 million tonnes | 636.53 million tonnes | 644.60 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Iraq?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Iraq was 644.60 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 644.60 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 518,016 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Iraq rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iraq ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.