Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0111 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Iraq stood at 0.0111 kt per square kilometre.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.0122 kt per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Iraq 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | +85.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | -60.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -84.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0111 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, 27.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0111 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 18.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CH4), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -84.2% | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 0.0122 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 4 Kuwait 0.0533 kt per square kilometre compare
- 5 Singapore 0.0248 kt per square kilometre compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 0.0131 kt per square kilometre compare
- 8 Brunei 0.01 kt per square kilometre compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0072 kt per square kilometre compare
- 10 Haiti 0.0054 kt 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 energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.0111 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0122 kt per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.
Energy — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.