Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O) (Pre- N2O) in Iraq

Iraq: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O) (Pre- N2O) was 1.55 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.55 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
50th
of 244 countries
All-time high
1.55 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.5405 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Iraq, 1990–2023

0.50.7511.21.51990200620231990: 0.7 kt1991: 0.541 kt1992: 0.564 kt1993: 0.575 kt1994: 0.571 kt1995: 0.565 kt1996: 0.566 kt1997: 0.575 kt1998: 0.567 kt1999: 0.596 kt2000: 0.642 kt2001: 0.681 kt2002: 0.71 kt2003: 0.68 kt2004: 0.737 kt2005: 0.853 kt2006: 0.727 kt2007: 0.689 kt2008: 0.837 kt2009: 0.899 kt2010: 0.944 kt2011: 0.989 kt2012: 1.1 kt2013: 1.2 kt2014: 1.1 kt2015: 1.2 kt2016: 1.2 kt2017: 1.3 kt2018: 1.3 kt2019: 1.4 kt2020: 1.3 kt2021: 1.4 kt2022: 1.5 kt2023: 1.5 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 1.55 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Iraq peaked at 1.55 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5405 kt, in 1991.

That places Iraq 50th out of 244 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O) (Pre- N2O) in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O) in Iraq, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.7001 kt —
1991 0.5405 kt -22.8%
1992 0.5638 kt +4.3%
1993 0.5751 kt +2.0%
1994 0.5706 kt -0.8%
1995 0.565 kt -1.0%
1996 0.5658 kt +0.1%
1997 0.5749 kt +1.6%
1998 0.5666 kt -1.4%
1999 0.5964 kt +5.3%
2000 0.6422 kt +7.7%
2001 0.6807 kt +6.0%
2002 0.7105 kt +4.4%
2003 0.6804 kt -4.2%
2004 0.7369 kt +8.3%
2005 0.8533 kt +15.8%
2006 0.7271 kt -14.8%
2007 0.6891 kt -5.2%
2008 0.8369 kt +21.5%
2009 0.8992 kt +7.4%
2010 0.944 kt +5.0%
2011 0.9887 kt +4.7%
2012 1.1 kt +11.0%
2013 1.24 kt +13.5%
2014 1.09 kt -12.4%
2015 1.15 kt +5.5%
2016 1.16 kt +1.2%
2017 1.25 kt +7.5%
2018 1.32 kt +5.3%
2019 1.36 kt +3.1%
2020 1.32 kt -3.2%
2021 1.41 kt +7.0%
2022 1.52 kt +8.3%
2023 1.55 kt +1.4%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 1.55 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3574 kt, 4.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 1.55 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8134 kt, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5819 kt 0.5405 kt 0.7001 kt 10
2000s 0.7456 kt 0.6422 kt 0.8992 kt 10
2010s 1.16 kt 0.944 kt 1.36 kt 10
2020s 1.45 kt 1.32 kt 1.55 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 47 Malaysia 1.99 kt compare
  2. 48 Morocco 1.71 kt compare
  3. 49 China, Taiwan Province of 1.66 kt compare
  4. 51 Sudan 1.54 kt compare
  5. 52 United Republic of Tanzania 1.43 kt compare
  6. 53 Tunisia 1.28 kt compare

See the full ranking of 278 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Iraq?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Iraq was 1.55 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.55 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5405 kt in 1991.
How does Iraq rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Iraq ranks 50th out of 244 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
278 places, 9,093 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.