Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iraq
Iraq: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 5.12 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.12 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
60th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.13 tonnes per person
in 1939
All-time low
0.3618 tonnes per person
in 1927
Years of data
98
1927–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iraq stood at 5.12 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iraq peaked at 6.13 tonnes per person in 1939 and was at its lowest, 0.3618 tonnes per person, in 1927.
Iraq ranks 60th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 98 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 0.3618 tonnes per person | — |
| 1928 | 0.3707 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1929 | 0.3644 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +336.9% |
| 1931 | 2.17 tonnes per person | +36.3% |
| 1932 | 2.51 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1933 | 2.72 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1934 | 3.51 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 1935 | 4.33 tonnes per person | +23.5% |
| 1936 | 4.43 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1937 | 4.61 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1938 | 4.58 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1939 | 6.13 tonnes per person | +33.7% |
| 1940 | 4.62 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1941 | 3.72 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 1942 | 4.28 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1943 | 4.78 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1944 | 4.99 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1945 | 5.1 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 4.97 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1947 | 4.82 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1948 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -59.7% |
| 1949 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1950 | 2.24 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1951 | 2.22 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1953 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 1.93 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 2.29 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1957 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1958 | 2.32 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1959 | 2.41 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 2.62 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1961 | 2.39 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1962 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 2.08 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +40.2% |
| 1966 | 3.97 tonnes per person | +36.1% |
| 1967 | 2.53 tonnes per person | -36.3% |
| 1968 | 2.51 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.66 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 2.68 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 3.91 tonnes per person | +46.1% |
| 1972 | 3.42 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 3.73 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 3.25 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 3.18 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 1977 | 4.14 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 3.87 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 4.31 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 3.55 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 2.48 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1982 | 2.25 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 2.71 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 2.76 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.99 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 3.07 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.43 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 3.83 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 4.05 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 3.94 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.95 tonnes per person | -25.1% |
| 1992 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +45.6% |
| 1993 | 3.27 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 1994 | 3.44 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 3.48 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.79 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 2.87 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.94 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.02 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.03 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.92 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 3.65 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.65 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.25 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 4.31 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.81 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -55.5% |
| 2008 | 2.61 tonnes per person | +54.0% |
| 2009 | 3.58 tonnes per person | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 4.05 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 3.89 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 4.37 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 4.72 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 4.08 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 3.97 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.11 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 4.34 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 4.68 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.13 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 4.52 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 5.1 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 5.12 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 5.12 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 5.12 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.08 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +336.9% | 0.3644 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person |
| 1948 | -59.7% | 4.82 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person |
| 2007 | -55.5% | 3.81 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.3656 tonnes per person | 0.3618 tonnes per person | 0.3707 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1930s | 3.66 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 6.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.13 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 5.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.15 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.62 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | 3.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | 4.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | 4.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3 tonnes per person | 2.79 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.45 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 4.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.29 tonnes per person | 3.89 tonnes per person | 4.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iraq?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iraq was 5.12 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 including land-use change recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 tonnes per person in 1939.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3618 tonnes per person in 1927.
- How does Iraq rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Iraq ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.