Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Iraq
Iraq: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) was 0.9837 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic wastewater — emissions in Iraq is 0.9837 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Iraq peaked at 0.9837 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2905 kt, in 1995.
That places Iraq 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4416 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3242 kt | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3008 kt | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3026 kt | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2962 kt | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2905 kt | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.297 kt | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3034 kt | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3231 kt | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.35 kt | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3798 kt | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4009 kt | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4297 kt | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4372 kt | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4537 kt | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4595 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4677 kt | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4821 kt | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4975 kt | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5546 kt | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5661 kt | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5821 kt | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6266 kt | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6699 kt | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.71 kt | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7395 kt | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7793 kt | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.834 kt | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.858 kt | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8805 kt | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8932 kt | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9618 kt | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9837 kt | +2.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.9837 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2428 kt, 4.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.9837 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4167 kt, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -26.6% | 0.4416 kt | 0.3242 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3229 kt | 0.2905 kt | 0.4416 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4563 kt | 0.3798 kt | 0.5546 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7246 kt | 0.5661 kt | 0.8805 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9346 kt | 0.8932 kt | 0.9837 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 36 Malaysia 1.1 kt compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 1.03 kt compare
- 38 Kenya 1.03 kt compare
- 40 China, Taiwan Province of 0.9701 kt compare
- 41 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.9592 kt compare
- 42 Romania 0.9272 kt 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 domestic wastewater — emissions in Iraq?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in Iraq was 0.9837 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9837 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2905 kt in 1995.
- How does Iraq rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- Iraq ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.