Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iraq

Iraq: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 4,306 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,306 kt
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
92nd
of 221 countries
All-time high
5,503 kt
in 2012
All-time low
3,031 kt
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iraq, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 4.4k kt1991: 3.2k kt1992: 3.7k kt1993: 4.4k kt1994: 4.5k kt1995: 4.2k kt1996: 3.4k kt1997: 3.8k kt1998: 4.0k kt1999: 3.9k kt2000: 3.8k kt2001: 3.7k kt2002: 3.7k kt2003: 3.0k kt2004: 3.3k kt2005: 3.9k kt2006: 4.0k kt2007: 4.2k kt2008: 4.3k kt2009: 5.0k kt2010: 5.1k kt2011: 5.4k kt2012: 5.5k kt2013: 5.2k kt2014: 5.2k kt2015: 3.8k kt2016: 4.0k kt2017: 4.2k kt2018: 3.8k kt2019: 5.3k kt2020: 4.9k kt2021: 4.9k kt2022: 4.2k kt2023: 4.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iraq stood at 4,306 kt.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iraq peaked at 5,503 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,031 kt, in 2003.

Iraq ranks 92nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Iraq, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 4,412 kt
1991 3,170 kt -28.2%
1992 3,684 kt +16.2%
1993 4,353 kt +18.2%
1994 4,467 kt +2.6%
1995 4,228 kt -5.4%
1996 3,417 kt -19.2%
1997 3,807 kt +11.4%
1998 4,001 kt +5.1%
1999 3,886 kt -2.9%
2000 3,818 kt -1.7%
2001 3,748 kt -1.8%
2002 3,713 kt -0.9%
2003 3,031 kt -18.4%
2004 3,336 kt +10.1%
2005 3,869 kt +16.0%
2006 3,996 kt +3.3%
2007 4,194 kt +5.0%
2008 4,275 kt +1.9%
2009 5,031 kt +17.7%
2010 5,086 kt +1.1%
2011 5,357 kt +5.3%
2012 5,503 kt +2.7%
2013 5,188 kt -5.7%
2014 5,200 kt +0.2%
2015 3,810 kt -26.7%
2016 3,982 kt +4.5%
2017 4,164 kt +4.6%
2018 3,833 kt -8.0%
2019 5,261 kt +37.3%
2020 4,944 kt -6.0%
2021 4,861 kt -1.7%
2022 4,188 kt -13.8%
2023 4,306 kt +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,942 kt 3,170 kt 4,467 kt 10
2000s 3,901 kt 3,031 kt 5,031 kt 10
2010s 4,738 kt 3,810 kt 5,503 kt 10
2020s 4,575 kt 4,188 kt 4,944 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 89 Serbia and Montenegro 4,795 kt compare
  2. 90 Malaysia 4,777 kt compare
  3. 91 Kyrgyzstan 4,441 kt compare
  4. 93 Greece 4,286 kt compare
  5. 94 Switzerland 4,279 kt compare
  6. 95 Azerbaijan 4,074 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iraq?
Farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Iraq was 4,306 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 5,503 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 3,031 kt in 2003.
How does Iraq rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Iraq ranks 92nd out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf