Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iraq
Iraq: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iraq, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.2% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iraq peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iraq?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Iraq was 0.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Iraq ranks 69th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.