Per capita methane emissions in Iraq
Iraq: Per capita methane emissions was 3.39 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.39
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
19th
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.43
in 1979
All-time low
0.6056
in 1926
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Iraq, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.39 for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Iraq peaked at 11.43 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.6056, in 1926.
That places Iraq 19th 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.7263 | — |
| 1851 | 0.7275 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.7288 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.7303 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.7317 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.7332 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.7346 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.736 | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.7373 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.7361 | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.7323 | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.7322 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.7295 | -0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.7242 | -0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.7188 | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.7133 | -0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.7077 | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.7021 | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.6963 | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.6927 | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.6913 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.693 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.6967 | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.7026 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.7083 | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 0.7139 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 0.7195 | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 0.7249 | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 0.7303 | +0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.7356 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.7408 | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.7471 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 0.7533 | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.7594 | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.7654 | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.7713 | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.7772 | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.7829 | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.7885 | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.7905 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.7888 | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.7847 | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.7771 | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.7661 | -1.4% |
| 1894 | 0.7552 | -1.4% |
| 1895 | 0.7443 | -1.4% |
| 1896 | 0.7334 | -1.5% |
| 1897 | 0.7225 | -1.5% |
| 1898 | 0.7117 | -1.5% |
| 1899 | 0.7026 | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.6952 | -1.1% |
| 1901 | 0.6937 | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.6934 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.6944 | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.695 | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.6954 | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.6955 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.6952 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.6947 | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.6934 | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 0.6912 | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.6873 | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 0.6827 | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.6773 | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 0.6718 | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.6661 | -0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.6603 | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 0.6543 | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 0.649 | -0.8% |
| 1919 | 0.6443 | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.6403 | -0.6% |
| 1921 | 0.6336 | -1.0% |
| 1922 | 0.6276 | -1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.6222 | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 0.6167 | -0.9% |
| 1925 | 0.6112 | -0.9% |
| 1926 | 0.6056 | -0.9% |
| 1927 | 0.658 | +8.6% |
| 1928 | 0.7133 | +8.4% |
| 1929 | 0.7403 | +3.8% |
| 1930 | 0.7356 | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.7522 | +2.2% |
| 1932 | 0.7742 | +2.9% |
| 1933 | 0.7857 | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 1.8 | +129.3% |
| 1935 | 2.95 | +63.6% |
| 1936 | 2.99 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 3.19 | +6.5% |
| 1938 | 3.08 | -3.5% |
| 1939 | 5.5 | +78.7% |
| 1940 | 3.74 | -32.1% |
| 1941 | 2.6 | -30.4% |
| 1942 | 3.7 | +42.4% |
| 1943 | 4.66 | +25.9% |
| 1944 | 5.15 | +10.5% |
| 1945 | 5.94 | +15.3% |
| 1946 | 6.32 | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 6.62 | +4.8% |
| 1948 | 4.07 | -38.6% |
| 1949 | 4.1 | +0.9% |
| 1950 | 4.13 | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 4.19 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 4.22 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 4.23 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 4.23 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 4.22 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 4.2 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.03 | -4.0% |
| 1958 | 4.52 | +12.0% |
| 1959 | 5 | +10.6% |
| 1960 | 5.66 | +13.4% |
| 1961 | 5.86 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 6.1 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 6.31 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 6.06 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 6.34 | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 10.73 | +69.3% |
| 1967 | 5.54 | -48.3% |
| 1968 | 7.13 | +28.5% |
| 1969 | 7.85 | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 7.92 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 7.69 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 6.53 | -15.0% |
| 1973 | 8.39 | +28.4% |
| 1974 | 7.89 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 8.65 | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 8.94 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 8.41 | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 8.88 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 11.43 | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 8.65 | -24.3% |
| 1981 | 3.65 | -57.8% |
| 1982 | 3.62 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 3.49 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 3.96 | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 4.48 | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 5.07 | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 5.97 | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 7.39 | +23.7% |
| 1989 | 7.7 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 5.57 | -27.7% |
| 1991 | 1.19 | -78.7% |
| 1992 | 1.5 | +26.0% |
| 1993 | 1.66 | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 1.69 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.7 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.55 | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 2.32 | +49.8% |
| 1998 | 2.62 | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 2.93 | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 3.04 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.61 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 2.41 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.76 | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 2.53 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 2.58 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.49 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.59 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.79 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 2.98 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 3.14 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.36 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 3.21 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.26 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.47 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 4.21 | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 4.17 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.15 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.22 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.61 | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 3.52 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.74 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 3.54 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 3.39 | -4.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3.39 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3.39 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita 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 | +129.3% | 0.7857 | 1.8 |
| 1991 | -78.7% | 5.57 | 1.19 |
| 1939 | +78.7% | 3.08 | 5.5 |
| 1966 | +69.3% | 6.34 | 10.73 |
| 1935 | +63.6% | 1.8 | 2.95 |
| 1981 | -57.8% | 8.65 | 3.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7322 | 0.7263 | 0.7373 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7149 | 0.6927 | 0.7323 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7116 | 0.6913 | 0.7356 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7676 | 0.7408 | 0.7905 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7486 | 0.7026 | 0.7888 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6946 | 0.6934 | 0.6955 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6684 | 0.6443 | 0.6912 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6469 | 0.6056 | 0.7403 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.26 | 0.7356 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.69 | 2.6 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.3 | 4.03 | 5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.76 | 5.54 | 10.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.47 | 6.53 | 11.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4 | 3.49 | 8.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 | 1.19 | 5.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 | 2.41 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 | 2.98 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 | 3.39 | 3.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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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 methane emissions in Iraq?
- Per capita methane emissions in Iraq was 3.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11.43 in 1979.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6056 in 1926.
- How does Iraq rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Iraq ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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