Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Iraq
Iraq: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
22nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2023
All-time low
0.0%
in 1859
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Iraq, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Iraq stood at 0.7%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Iraq peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1859.
That places Iraq 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +18.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +47.5% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +21.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +13.5% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | +68.2% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +45.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 0.3% | +60.7% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | -31.4% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | -26.7% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | +35.7% |
| 1943 | 0.3% | +24.0% |
| 1944 | 0.3% | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 0.4% | +20.3% |
| 1946 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 1947 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | -49.3% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +8.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +10.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +16.1% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | +18.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | +60.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | -43.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | +19.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +28.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -19.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -46.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +22.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -24.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -54.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 9.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | +68.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1939 | +60.7% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 1966 | +60.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 1991 | -54.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| 1948 | -49.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| 1930 | +47.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Iraq?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Iraq was 0.7% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1859.
- How does Iraq rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Iraq ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.