Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iraq
Iraq: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Iraq, 1927–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iraq stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 98 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Iraq peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1929.
Iraq ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6% compare
- 27 France 0.6% compare
- 28 Poland 0.6% compare
- 30 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
- 31 United Arab Emirates 0.5% compare
- 32 Philippines 0.5% compare
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 including land-use change in Iraq?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1929.
- How does Iraq rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Iraq ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.