Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Iraq
Iraq: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.8433 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Iraq, 1927–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Iraq is 0.8433 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 93 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 144.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Iraq peaked at 0.8433 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1927.
Iraq ranks 63rd of 146 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.0614 tonnes per person | 0.1064 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.1466 tonnes per person | 0.1014 tonnes per person | 0.1839 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1987 tonnes per person | 0.1391 tonnes per person | 0.2903 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0943 tonnes per person | 0.0358 tonnes per person | 0.1811 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2542 tonnes per person | 0.1986 tonnes per person | 0.3022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3149 tonnes per person | 0.0678 tonnes per person | 0.5556 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.491 tonnes per person | 0.3456 tonnes per person | 0.801 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8344 tonnes per person | 0.8182 tonnes per person | 0.8433 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More climate change data for Iraq
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 47.02 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Urban population 32.89 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.07 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.35 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.07 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.07 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Iraq?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Iraq was 0.8433 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8433 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1927.
- How does Iraq rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Iraq ranks 63rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.