Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iraq
Iraq: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 6,170 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 6,170 kt for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Iraq peaked at 6,170 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 537.06 kt, in 1991.
That places Iraq 31st out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,826 kt | — |
| 1991 | 537.06 kt | -70.6% |
| 1992 | 927.29 kt | +72.7% |
| 1993 | 2,116 kt | +128.2% |
| 1994 | 2,123 kt | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,087 kt | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 2,024 kt | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 2,048 kt | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2,101 kt | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2,112 kt | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2,309 kt | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 2,559 kt | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 2,487 kt | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,952 kt | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 2,361 kt | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 3,765 kt | +59.5% |
| 2006 | 2,665 kt | -29.2% |
| 2007 | 2,192 kt | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 2,915 kt | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 3,670 kt | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 3,613 kt | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 4,295 kt | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 4,155 kt | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 4,580 kt | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 4,117 kt | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 4,386 kt | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 4,004 kt | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 4,338 kt | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 4,899 kt | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 5,550 kt | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 5,460 kt | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 5,945 kt | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 6,170 kt | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 6,170 kt | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 6,170 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 785.59 kt, 7.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 6,170 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,458 kt, 4.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +128.2% | 927.29 kt | 2,116 kt |
| 1991 | -70.6% | 1,826 kt | 537.06 kt |
| 1992 | +72.7% | 537.06 kt | 927.29 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,790 kt | 537.06 kt | 2,123 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,688 kt | 1,952 kt | 3,765 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,394 kt | 3,613 kt | 5,550 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,936 kt | 5,460 kt | 6,170 kt | 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 food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Iraq?
- Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Iraq was 6,170 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6,170 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 537.06 kt in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
- Iraq ranks 31st out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.