Share global food emissions in Iraq
Iraq: Share global food emissions was 0.207 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.207
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
69th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.2147
in 2013
All-time low
0.1155
in 1991
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Iraq, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.207 for share global food emissions in 2015.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Iraq peaked at 0.2147 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1155, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 69th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1498 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1155 | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1271 | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1436 | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1402 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1341 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1356 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1474 | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1505 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1619 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1675 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1774 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.167 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1421 | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1512 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1601 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1579 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1586 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.166 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1748 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1894 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2084 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2123 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2147 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2124 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.207 | -2.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.207 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1012, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.207 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0916, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1406 | 0.1155 | 0.1619 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1623 | 0.1421 | 0.1774 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2074 | 0.1894 | 0.2147 | 6 |
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 global food emissions in Iraq?
- Share global food emissions in Iraq was 0.207 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2147 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1155 in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for share global food emissions?
- Iraq ranks 69th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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