IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0183 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Iraq stood at 0.0183 kt per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.0209 kt per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0114 kt per square kilometre, in 2003.
Iraq ranks 151st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0191 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0191 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0186 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0165 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0165 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1992 | 0.014 kt per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0187 kt per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0209 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0194 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0209 kt per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0195 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0183 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0183 kt per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0486 kt per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0183 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0316 kt per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 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 | -40.4% | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | 0.0191 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0183 kt per square kilometre | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | 0.0209 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 148 Finland 0.0209 kt per square kilometre compare
- 149 Brunei 0.0205 kt per square kilometre compare
- 150 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0188 kt per square kilometre compare
- 152 Sweden 0.0181 kt per square kilometre compare
- 153 Belize 0.0168 kt per square kilometre compare
- 154 Yemen 0.0167 kt per square kilometre 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 ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.0183 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0209 kt per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0114 kt per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 151st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.