Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.3102 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Iraq stood at 0.3102 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.3412 kt per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.03 kt per square kilometre, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 7th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0775 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0839 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0903 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0896 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0973 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1805 kt per square kilometre | +85.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0883 kt per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1223 kt per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1415 kt per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1485 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1485 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1287 kt per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1773 kt per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1729 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1985 kt per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2125 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2055 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.226 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3054 kt per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2343 kt per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0915 kt per square kilometre | -60.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0935 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0928 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.112 kt per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1325 kt per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1568 kt per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1933 kt per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2497 kt per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2676 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1901 kt per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1991 | 0.03 kt per square kilometre | -84.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0494 kt per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0538 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0568 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0538 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0915 kt per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1082 kt per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.128 kt per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1389 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1415 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1242 kt per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1197 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1428 kt per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1319 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1357 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.128 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.137 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1547 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1721 kt per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1895 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2147 kt per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2148 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.227 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2535 kt per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3199 kt per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3238 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3309 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3412 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2941 kt per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2928 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3225 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3102 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.3102 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 kt per square kilometre, 27.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.3102 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0166 kt per square kilometre, 18.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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% | 0.1901 kt per square kilometre | 0.03 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1079 kt per square kilometre | 0.0775 kt per square kilometre | 0.1805 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1924 kt per square kilometre | 0.1287 kt per square kilometre | 0.3054 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1624 kt per square kilometre | 0.0915 kt per square kilometre | 0.2676 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0804 kt per square kilometre | 0.03 kt per square kilometre | 0.1901 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1354 kt per square kilometre | 0.1197 kt per square kilometre | 0.1547 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2587 kt per square kilometre | 0.1721 kt per square kilometre | 0.3412 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3049 kt per square kilometre | 0.2928 kt per square kilometre | 0.3225 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 4 Kuwait 1.49 kt per square kilometre compare
- 5 Singapore 0.6942 kt per square kilometre compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 0.3674 kt per square kilometre compare
- 8 Brunei 0.2789 kt per square kilometre compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 10 Haiti 0.1524 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.3102 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3412 kt per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.