Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Iraq
Iraq: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 8.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Iraq, 1965–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Iraq is 8.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Iraq peaked at 8.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 4th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 2.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Iraq?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Iraq was 8.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Iraq ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.