Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in Iraq

Iraq: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) was 6,170 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,170 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 232 countries
All-time high
6,170 kt
in 2022
All-time low
537.06 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iraq, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 1.8k kt1991: 537.1 kt1992: 927.3 kt1993: 2.1k kt1994: 2.1k kt1995: 2.1k kt1996: 2.0k kt1997: 2.0k kt1998: 2.1k kt1999: 2.1k kt2000: 2.3k kt2001: 2.6k kt2002: 2.5k kt2003: 2.0k kt2004: 2.4k kt2005: 3.8k kt2006: 2.7k kt2007: 2.2k kt2008: 2.9k kt2009: 3.7k kt2010: 3.6k kt2011: 4.3k kt2012: 4.2k kt2013: 4.6k kt2014: 4.1k kt2015: 4.4k kt2016: 4.0k kt2017: 4.3k kt2018: 4.9k kt2019: 5.5k kt2020: 5.5k kt2021: 5.9k kt2022: 6.2k kt2023: 6.2k kt

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 34th out of 232 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) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Iraq, 1990 to 2023.
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) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) 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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 31 Poland 7,260 kt compare
  2. 32 Colombia 6,600 kt compare
  3. 33 Argentina 6,515 kt compare
  4. 35 Pakistan 5,203 kt compare
  5. 36 Ukraine 5,141 kt compare
  6. 37 Caribbean 4,655 kt compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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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 34th out of 232 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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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 8,608 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.