emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Iraq stood at 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2275 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Iraq 166th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2745 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2738 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2791 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2654 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2829 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4173 tonnes per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2275 tonnes per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2831 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2889 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3051 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3081 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.313 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3454 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4287 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5178 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5166 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5745 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6939 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7156 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.648 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.744 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8515 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9431 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9662 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8044 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8291 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8342 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8747 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.941 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9997 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9734 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9789 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -45.5% | 0.4173 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2275 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +47.5% | 0.2829 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4173 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2881 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2275 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4173 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4373 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3051 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6939 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9617 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.648 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8044 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8747 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 163 Chile 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 164 Norway 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 165 Cyprus 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 167 Congo 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 168 Fiji 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 169 Armenia 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Iraq was 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2275 tonnes per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Iraq rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 166th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.