Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Iraq
Iraq: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Iraq, 1927–2024
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 gas in Iraq is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 93 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 153.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from gas in Iraq peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1927.
That places Iraq 38th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 0.0% | — |
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.0% | — |
| 1930 | 0.0% | — |
| 1931 | 0.0% | — |
| 1932 | 0.0% | — |
| 1933 | 0.0% | — |
| 1934 | 0.0% | — |
| 1935 | 0.0% | — |
| 1936 | 0.0% | — |
| 1937 | 0.0% | — |
| 1938 | 0.0% | — |
| 1939 | 0.0% | — |
| 1940 | 0.0% | — |
| 1941 | 0.0% | — |
| 1942 | 0.0% | — |
| 1943 | 0.0% | — |
| 1944 | 0.0% | — |
| 1945 | 0.0% | — |
| 1946 | 0.0% | — |
| 1947 | 0.0% | — |
| 1948 | 0.0% | — |
| 1949 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.1% | — |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -32.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | -26.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +44.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +64.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -38.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +43.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -34.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +61.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +31.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -36.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +36.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -28.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -73.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +60.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -61.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +206.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +44.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +41.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +23.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -34.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -37.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +551.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +32.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +551.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1987 | +206.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 global co₂ emissions from gas in Iraq?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from gas in Iraq was 0.5% 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 gas recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1927.
- How does Iraq rank for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Iraq ranks 38th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.