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.
Decadal temperature anomalies in Iraq, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.2 °C | — |
| 1950 | -1.66 °C | +38.9% |
| 1960 | -1.39 °C | -16.2% |
| 1970 | -1.48 °C | +6.3% |
| 1980 | -1.23 °C | -17.2% |
| 1990 | -0.5846 °C | -52.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0239 °C | -104.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4159 °C | +1641.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.4159 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3413 °C, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.4159 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4434 °C, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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
Difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.