Land-use change — Emissions Share in Iraq
Iraq: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 0.25 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.25 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Iraq peaked at 0.95 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 %, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 101st of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 % | — |
| 1991 | 0 % | — |
| 1992 | 0 % | — |
| 1993 | 0 % | — |
| 1994 | 0 % | — |
| 1995 | 0 % | — |
| 1996 | 0 % | — |
| 1997 | 0 % | — |
| 1998 | 0 % | — |
| 1999 | 0 % | — |
| 2000 | 0 % | — |
| 2001 | 0.18 % | — |
| 2002 | 0.17 % | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.16 % | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.14 % | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 % | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.26 % | +62.5% |
| 2008 | 0.17 % | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 0.16 % | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.14 % | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.95 % | +578.6% |
| 2012 | 0.87 % | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.81 % | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.84 % | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.81 % | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.51 % | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 0.47 % | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.45 % | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.44 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.51 % | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.28 % | -45.1% |
| 2022 | 0.26 % | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.25 % | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +578.6% | 0.14 % | 0.95 % |
| 2007 | +62.5% | 0.16 % | 0.26 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.154 % | 0 % | 0.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.629 % | 0.14 % | 0.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.325 % | 0.25 % | 0.51 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 land-use change — emissions share in Iraq?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Iraq was 0.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Iraq ranks 101st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.