Food Transport — Emissions in Iraq

Iraq: Food Transport — Emissions was 4,458 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,458 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 207 countries
All-time high
4,458 kt
in 2022
All-time low
2,001 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Iraq, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 2.4k kt1991: 2.0k kt1992: 2.5k kt1993: 2.7k kt1994: 2.7k kt1995: 2.7k kt1996: 2.8k kt1997: 2.9k kt1998: 2.3k kt1999: 2.3k kt2000: 2.5k kt2001: 2.7k kt2002: 2.7k kt2003: 2.3k kt2004: 2.9k kt2005: 3.8k kt2006: 2.7k kt2007: 2.1k kt2008: 2.7k kt2009: 2.9k kt2010: 3.3k kt2011: 3.2k kt2012: 3.6k kt2013: 3.4k kt2014: 2.7k kt2015: 2.6k kt2016: 2.6k kt2017: 3.0k kt2018: 3.5k kt2019: 3.7k kt2020: 3.1k kt2021: 3.9k kt2022: 4.5k kt2023: 4.5k kt

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

Analysis

Iraq recorded 4,458 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Iraq peaked at 4,458 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,001 kt, in 1991.

Iraq ranks 28th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Transport — Emissions in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) in Iraq, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,373 kt
1991 2,001 kt -15.7%
1992 2,538 kt +26.8%
1993 2,673 kt +5.3%
1994 2,703 kt +1.1%
1995 2,696 kt -0.3%
1996 2,830 kt +5.0%
1997 2,858 kt +1.0%
1998 2,294 kt -19.7%
1999 2,319 kt +1.1%
2000 2,512 kt +8.3%
2001 2,724 kt +8.4%
2002 2,711 kt -0.5%
2003 2,318 kt -14.5%
2004 2,882 kt +24.3%
2005 3,804 kt +32.0%
2006 2,719 kt -28.5%
2007 2,146 kt -21.1%
2008 2,716 kt +26.6%
2009 2,899 kt +6.8%
2010 3,341 kt +15.2%
2011 3,230 kt -3.3%
2012 3,598 kt +11.4%
2013 3,434 kt -4.6%
2014 2,714 kt -21.0%
2015 2,598 kt -4.3%
2016 2,649 kt +2.0%
2017 3,014 kt +13.8%
2018 3,521 kt +16.8%
2019 3,747 kt +6.4%
2020 3,124 kt -16.6%
2021 3,875 kt +24.1%
2022 4,458 kt +15.0%
2023 4,458 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,529 kt 2,001 kt 2,858 kt 10
2000s 2,743 kt 2,146 kt 3,804 kt 10
2010s 3,185 kt 2,598 kt 3,747 kt 10
2020s 3,979 kt 3,124 kt 4,458 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 25 Poland 5,286 kt compare
  2. 26 South Africa 5,097 kt compare
  3. 27 Algeria 4,681 kt compare
  4. 29 Colombia 4,334 kt compare
  5. 30 China, Taiwan Province of 4,270 kt compare
  6. 31 Egypt 3,992 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Iraq?
Food transport — emissions in Iraq was 4,458 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 4,458 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 2,001 kt in 1991.
How does Iraq rank for food transport — emissions?
Iraq ranks 28th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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