Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iraq
Iraq: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0.0078 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0078 °C
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
25th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0078 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iraq, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0078 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iraq peaked at 0.0078 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Iraq 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iraq, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.9% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +51.4% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.6% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +26.2% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +21.1% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.7% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +15.3% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.5% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +12.1% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +11.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +10.9% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +10.4% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +9.9% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +9.5% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +9.1% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +8.3% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +6.5% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +7.9% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +43.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0001 °C | +60.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0001 °C | +38.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0001 °C | +29.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0001 °C | +21.7% |
| 1939 | 0.0002 °C | +36.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0002 °C | +17.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0002 °C | +9.1% |
| 1942 | 0.0002 °C | +13.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0003 °C | +16.7% |
| 1944 | 0.0003 °C | +16.6% |
| 1945 | 0.0004 °C | +17.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0005 °C | +16.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0005 °C | +15.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0006 °C | +6.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0006 °C | +6.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0006 °C | +6.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0007 °C | +6.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0007 °C | +6.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0008 °C | +6.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0008 °C | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0008 °C | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0009 °C | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0009 °C | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0009 °C | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0009 °C | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 0.001 °C | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0011 °C | +6.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0011 °C | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 °C | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 °C | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 °C | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 °C | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 °C | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 °C | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 °C | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 °C | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 °C | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.002 °C | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 °C | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 °C | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 °C | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 °C | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 °C | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.003 °C | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 °C | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 °C | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 °C | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 °C | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 °C | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 °C | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 °C | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 °C | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 °C | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.004 °C | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 °C | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 °C | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 °C | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 °C | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 °C | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.004 °C | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 °C | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 °C | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 °C | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 °C | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 °C | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 °C | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 °C | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 °C | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 °C | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 °C | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.004 °C | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.004 °C | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.004 °C | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.004 °C | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 °C | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.004 °C | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 °C | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 °C | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 °C | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 °C | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 °C | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 °C | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 °C | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 °C | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 °C | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 °C | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 °C | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 °C | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 °C | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0078 °C | +3.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0078 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 °C, 12.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0078 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0018 °C, 4.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1935 | +60.1% | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C |
| 1853 | +51.4% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1934 | +43.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1936 | +38.0% | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C |
| 1939 | +36.5% | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0009 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0013 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0017 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0033 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0042 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0036 °C | 0.0043 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0036 °C | 0.004 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 °C | 0.004 °C | 0.0064 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 °C | 0.0067 °C | 0.0078 °C | 5 |
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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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iraq?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Iraq was 0.0078 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Iraq rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Iraq ranks 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.