Energy — Emissions Share in Iraq
Iraq: Energy — Emissions Share was 89.5 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 89.5 % for energy — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Iraq peaked at 91.23 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65.14 %, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 4th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.11 % | — |
| 1991 | 65.14 % | -27.7% |
| 1992 | 70.33 % | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 71.14 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 72.51 % | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 73.98 % | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 74.48 % | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 82.14 % | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 83.62 % | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 85.61 % | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 86.52 % | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 86.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.92 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 86.05 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 87 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 85.12 % | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 85.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.79 % | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 84.32 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 84.73 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.72 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 86.33 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.25 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 87.21 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.61 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.56 % | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 91.15 % | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 91.01 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.23 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.5 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 89.16 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 88.98 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.1 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 89.5 % | -0.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 89.5 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.02 %, 6.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 89.5 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.18 %, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions Share 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 | -27.7% | 90.11 % | 65.14 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.91 % | 65.14 % | 90.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.41 % | 83.79 % | 87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.76 % | 85.72 % | 91.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.44 % | 88.98 % | 90.1 % | 4 |
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 energy — emissions share in Iraq?
- Energy — emissions share in Iraq was 89.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 91.23 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.14 % in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for energy — emissions share?
- Iraq ranks 4th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Energy — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.