Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
158th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2015
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iraq stood at 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2015.
Iraq ranks 158th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -43.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -43.5% | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 155 Syria 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 Philippines 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Lebanon 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Mauritius 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 161 El Salvador 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iraq?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Iraq was 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 158th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.