Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Iraq
Iraq: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Iraq, 1927–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Iraq stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 98 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Iraq peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1927.
That places Iraq 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 98 years of available data.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 0.0% | — |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +186.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +72.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +36.8% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +23.6% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +17.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +114.2% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +99.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +44.6% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +29.2% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | +18.8% |
| 1939 | 0.3% | +34.4% |
| 1940 | 0.3% | +12.3% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 1942 | 0.3% | +9.5% |
| 1943 | 0.4% | +12.2% |
| 1944 | 0.4% | +11.4% |
| 1945 | 0.5% | +10.9% |
| 1946 | 0.5% | +8.8% |
| 1947 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 1948 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 1949 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 1950 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | +186.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1934 | +114.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1935 | +99.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1929 | +72.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1936 | +44.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1930 | +36.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Iraq?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Iraq was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1927.
- How does Iraq rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Iraq ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.