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
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.
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
- 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 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.