Decadal temperature anomalies in Iraq
Iraq: Decadal temperature anomalies was 0.4159 °C in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Decadal temperature anomalies in Iraq, 1940–2010
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for decadal temperature anomalies in Iraq is 0.4159 °C, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,641.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, decadal temperature anomalies in Iraq peaked at 0.4159 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.66 °C, in 1950.
Iraq ranks 43rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.2 °C | -1.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 1 |
| 1950s | -1.66 °C | -1.66 °C | -1.66 °C | 1 |
| 1960s | -1.39 °C | -1.39 °C | -1.39 °C | 1 |
| 1970s | -1.48 °C | -1.48 °C | -1.48 °C | 1 |
| 1980s | -1.23 °C | -1.23 °C | -1.23 °C | 1 |
| 1990s | -0.5846 °C | -0.5846 °C | -0.5846 °C | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0239 °C | 0.0239 °C | 0.0239 °C | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4159 °C | 0.4159 °C | 0.4159 °C | 1 |
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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 decadal temperature anomalies in Iraq?
- Decadal temperature anomalies in Iraq was 0.4159 °C in 2010, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest decadal temperature anomalies recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4159 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest decadal temperature anomalies recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.66 °C in 1950.
- How does Iraq rank for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Iraq ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2010.
- Is decadal temperature anomalies rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,641.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Decadal temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.