Methane emissions in Iraq
Iraq: Methane emissions was 156.21 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
156.21 million
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
10th
of 199 countries
All-time high
173.76 million
in 2019
All-time low
907,159
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Iraq, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 156.21 million for methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Iraq peaked at 173.76 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 907,159, in 1850.
That places Iraq 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 907,159 | — |
| 1851 | 913,299 | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 919,438 | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 925,575 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 931,710 | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 937,844 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 943,977 | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 950,109 | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 956,239 | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 962,367 | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 968,494 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 983,034 | +1.5% |
| 1862 | 997,571 | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 1.01 million | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 1.03 million | +1.4% |
| 1865 | 1.04 million | +1.4% |
| 1866 | 1.06 million | +1.4% |
| 1867 | 1.07 million | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 1.08 million | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 1.10 million | +1.3% |
| 1870 | 1.11 million | +1.3% |
| 1871 | 1.13 million | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 1.15 million | +1.4% |
| 1873 | 1.16 million | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 1.18 million | +1.4% |
| 1875 | 1.20 million | +1.4% |
| 1876 | 1.21 million | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 1.23 million | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 1.24 million | +1.3% |
| 1879 | 1.26 million | +1.3% |
| 1880 | 1.28 million | +1.3% |
| 1881 | 1.30 million | +1.4% |
| 1882 | 1.31 million | +1.4% |
| 1883 | 1.33 million | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 1.35 million | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 1.37 million | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 1.39 million | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 1.41 million | +1.3% |
| 1888 | 1.42 million | +1.3% |
| 1889 | 1.44 million | +1.3% |
| 1890 | 1.46 million | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 1.48 million | +1.4% |
| 1892 | 1.50 million | +1.4% |
| 1893 | 1.52 million | +1.4% |
| 1894 | 1.54 million | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 1.56 million | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 1.59 million | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 1.61 million | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 1.63 million | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 1.65 million | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 1.67 million | +1.3% |
| 1901 | 1.70 million | +1.9% |
| 1902 | 1.73 million | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 1.76 million | +1.8% |
| 1904 | 1.79 million | +1.7% |
| 1905 | 1.82 million | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 1.85 million | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 1.88 million | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 1.91 million | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 1.94 million | +1.5% |
| 1910 | 1.97 million | +1.5% |
| 1911 | 2.00 million | +1.3% |
| 1912 | 2.02 million | +1.3% |
| 1913 | 2.05 million | +1.3% |
| 1914 | 2.07 million | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 2.10 million | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 2.12 million | +1.2% |
| 1917 | 2.15 million | +1.1% |
| 1918 | 2.17 million | +1.1% |
| 1919 | 2.19 million | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 2.22 million | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 2.23 million | +0.5% |
| 1922 | 2.24 million | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 2.25 million | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 2.26 million | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 2.27 million | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 2.28 million | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 2.50 million | +10.1% |
| 1928 | 2.75 million | +9.8% |
| 1929 | 2.89 million | +4.9% |
| 1930 | 2.89 million | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 2.98 million | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 3.08 million | +3.4% |
| 1933 | 3.13 million | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 7.21 million | +129.9% |
| 1935 | 11.82 million | +64.1% |
| 1936 | 12.04 million | +1.8% |
| 1937 | 12.85 million | +6.8% |
| 1938 | 12.44 million | -3.2% |
| 1939 | 22.43 million | +80.3% |
| 1940 | 15.47 million | -31.0% |
| 1941 | 11.00 million | -28.9% |
| 1942 | 16.10 million | +46.4% |
| 1943 | 20.95 million | +30.1% |
| 1944 | 23.93 million | +14.2% |
| 1945 | 28.52 million | +19.2% |
| 1946 | 31.40 million | +10.1% |
| 1947 | 34.02 million | +8.4% |
| 1948 | 21.60 million | -36.5% |
| 1949 | 22.51 million | +4.2% |
| 1950 | 23.36 million | +3.8% |
| 1951 | 24.20 million | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 24.97 million | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 25.67 million | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 26.29 million | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 26.86 million | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 27.35 million | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 26.76 million | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 30.47 million | +13.9% |
| 1959 | 34.33 million | +12.7% |
| 1960 | 39.77 million | +15.9% |
| 1961 | 42.13 million | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 45.20 million | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 48.38 million | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 48.07 million | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 51.98 million | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 91.01 million | +75.1% |
| 1967 | 48.68 million | -46.5% |
| 1968 | 64.73 million | +33.0% |
| 1969 | 73.84 million | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 77.08 million | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 77.46 million | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 68.11 million | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 90.55 million | +33.0% |
| 1974 | 88.11 million | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 99.88 million | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 106.60 million | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 103.73 million | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 113.29 million | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 150.48 million | +32.8% |
| 1980 | 117.60 million | -21.8% |
| 1981 | 51.12 million | -56.5% |
| 1982 | 52.19 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 51.83 million | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 60.61 million | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 70.30 million | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 81.56 million | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 98.69 million | +21.0% |
| 1988 | 124.99 million | +26.6% |
| 1989 | 133.74 million | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 97.93 million | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 21.10 million | -78.5% |
| 1992 | 27.37 million | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 31.87 million | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 34.14 million | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 35.37 million | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 33.34 million | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 51.50 million | +54.5% |
| 1998 | 59.98 million | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 69.19 million | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 74.24 million | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 75.55 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 67.89 million | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 64.61 million | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 76.05 million | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 71.89 million | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 73.95 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 70.74 million | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 75.12 million | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 83.99 million | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 92.39 million | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 101.03 million | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 113.08 million | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 113.30 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 119.23 million | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 130.46 million | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 161.90 million | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 164.04 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 167.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 173.76 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 152.01 million | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 151.58 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 164.97 million | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 159.69 million | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 156.21 million | -2.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 156.21 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.73 million, 13.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 156.21 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.98 million, 6.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | +129.9% | 3.13 million | 7.21 million |
| 1991 | -78.5% | 97.93 million | 21.10 million |
| 1939 | +80.3% | 12.44 million | 22.43 million |
| 1966 | +75.1% | 51.98 million | 91.01 million |
| 1935 | +64.1% | 7.21 million | 11.82 million |
| 1981 | -56.5% | 117.60 million | 51.12 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 934,772 | 907,159 | 962,367 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.03 million | 968,494 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.19 million | 1.11 million | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.36 million | 1.28 million | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.55 million | 1.46 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.81 million | 1.67 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.08 million | 1.97 million | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.39 million | 2.22 million | 2.89 million | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.09 million | 2.89 million | 22.43 million | 10 |
| 1940s | 22.55 million | 11.00 million | 34.02 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 27.03 million | 23.36 million | 34.33 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.38 million | 39.77 million | 91.01 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.53 million | 68.11 million | 150.48 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.27 million | 51.12 million | 133.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.18 million | 21.10 million | 97.93 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.40 million | 64.61 million | 83.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.64 million | 92.39 million | 173.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.89 million | 151.58 million | 164.97 million | 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 methane emissions in Iraq?
- Methane emissions in Iraq was 156.21 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 173.76 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 907,159 in 1850.
- How does Iraq rank for methane emissions?
- Iraq ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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