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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Iraq

Iraq: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2403 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2403
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
69th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2879
in 2002
All-time low
0.1147
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Iraq, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Iraq is 0.2403, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Iraq peaked at 0.2879 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1147, in 1919.

Iraq ranks 69th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Iraq, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1267 —
1851 0.127 +0.2%
1852 0.1273 +0.2%
1853 0.1275 +0.2%
1854 0.1277 +0.2%
1855 0.1279 +0.1%
1856 0.128 +0.1%
1857 0.1281 +0.0%
1858 0.128 -0.0%
1859 0.128 -0.1%
1860 0.1278 -0.1%
1861 0.1276 -0.2%
1862 0.1273 -0.2%
1863 0.1271 -0.2%
1864 0.1269 -0.2%
1865 0.1266 -0.2%
1866 0.1264 -0.2%
1867 0.1262 -0.2%
1868 0.1259 -0.2%
1869 0.1257 -0.2%
1870 0.1255 -0.2%
1871 0.1258 +0.2%
1872 0.1267 +0.7%
1873 0.1281 +1.1%
1874 0.1297 +1.2%
1875 0.1313 +1.2%
1876 0.1328 +1.1%
1877 0.1341 +1.0%
1878 0.1351 +0.7%
1879 0.1358 +0.5%
1880 0.1361 +0.2%
1881 0.1362 +0.1%
1882 0.1362 +0.0%
1883 0.1362 +0.0%
1884 0.1362 -0.0%
1885 0.1362 -0.0%
1886 0.1362 -0.0%
1887 0.1361 -0.0%
1888 0.1361 -0.0%
1889 0.1361 -0.0%
1890 0.1368 +0.5%
1891 0.1355 -1.0%
1892 0.1342 -0.9%
1893 0.133 -0.9%
1894 0.1319 -0.8%
1895 0.1309 -0.8%
1896 0.1299 -0.7%
1897 0.1291 -0.6%
1898 0.1284 -0.6%
1899 0.1278 -0.5%
1900 0.1273 -0.4%
1901 0.1269 -0.3%
1902 0.1264 -0.4%
1903 0.126 -0.4%
1904 0.1255 -0.4%
1905 0.1251 -0.3%
1906 0.1247 -0.3%
1907 0.1244 -0.3%
1908 0.1242 -0.2%
1909 0.124 -0.1%
1910 0.1239 -0.1%
1911 0.1235 -0.3%
1912 0.1227 -0.7%
1913 0.1214 -1.0%
1914 0.12 -1.2%
1915 0.1186 -1.2%
1916 0.1172 -1.2%
1917 0.116 -1.0%
1918 0.1152 -0.7%
1919 0.1147 -0.4%
1920 0.1147 +0.0%
1921 0.116 +1.2%
1922 0.1191 +2.7%
1923 0.1236 +3.8%
1924 0.1291 +4.4%
1925 0.1352 +4.7%
1926 0.1416 +4.8%
1927 0.1481 +4.6%
1928 0.1543 +4.2%
1929 0.1601 +3.7%
1930 0.165 +3.1%
1931 0.1695 +2.7%
1932 0.1741 +2.7%
1933 0.1786 +2.6%
1934 0.1831 +2.5%
1935 0.1875 +2.4%
1936 0.1918 +2.3%
1937 0.196 +2.2%
1938 0.2 +2.1%
1939 0.2038 +1.9%
1940 0.2074 +1.8%
1941 0.2086 +0.6%
1942 0.2061 -1.2%
1943 0.2016 -2.2%
1944 0.1964 -2.5%
1945 0.1916 -2.5%
1946 0.1875 -2.1%
1947 0.1845 -1.6%
1948 0.1826 -1.0%
1949 0.1818 -0.4%
1950 0.1824 +0.3%
1951 0.1842 +1.0%
1952 0.1866 +1.3%
1953 0.1892 +1.4%
1954 0.1918 +1.4%
1955 0.1942 +1.2%
1956 0.1959 +0.9%
1957 0.1969 +0.5%
1958 0.1969 -0.0%
1959 0.1957 -0.6%
1960 0.1932 -1.3%
1961 0.1892 -2.1%
1962 0.1873 -1.0%
1963 0.179 -4.4%
1964 0.1766 -1.4%
1965 0.1741 -1.4%
1966 0.1784 +2.5%
1967 0.1824 +2.3%
1968 0.1926 +5.6%
1969 0.1949 +1.2%
1970 0.1933 -0.8%
1971 0.1902 -1.6%
1972 0.191 +0.4%
1973 0.1757 -8.0%
1974 0.1791 +1.9%
1975 0.1687 -5.8%
1976 0.173 +2.5%
1977 0.1706 -1.4%
1978 0.1693 -0.8%
1979 0.1764 +4.2%
1980 0.1791 +1.5%
1981 0.1847 +3.2%
1982 0.1864 +0.9%
1983 0.1782 -4.4%
1984 0.1873 +5.1%
1985 0.1966 +5.0%
1986 0.2 +1.7%
1987 0.1999 -0.0%
1988 0.2102 +5.1%
1989 0.2071 -1.4%
1990 0.2098 +1.3%
1991 0.1537 -26.8%
1992 0.1831 +19.2%
1993 0.229 +25.1%
1994 0.2254 -1.6%
1995 0.2113 -6.2%
1996 0.2059 -2.6%
1997 0.2241 +8.8%
1998 0.2247 +0.3%
1999 0.2164 -3.7%
2000 0.2155 -0.4%
2001 0.2823 +31.0%
2002 0.2879 +2.0%
2003 0.1665 -42.2%
2004 0.1761 +5.8%
2005 0.1949 +10.7%
2006 0.1887 -3.2%
2007 0.1811 -4.0%
2008 0.1964 +8.4%
2009 0.2268 +15.5%
2010 0.2227 -1.8%
2011 0.2272 +2.0%
2012 0.2391 +5.2%
2013 0.2461 +2.9%
2014 0.2284 -7.2%
2015 0.1953 -14.5%
2016 0.2095 +7.3%
2017 0.2273 +8.5%
2018 0.2299 +1.1%
2019 0.2618 +13.9%
2020 0.2568 -1.9%
2021 0.2465 -4.0%
2022 0.2462 -0.2%
2023 0.2476 +0.6%
2024 0.2403 -2.9%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 0.2403 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0854, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 0.2403 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1018, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 -42.2% 0.2879 0.1665
2001 +31.0% 0.2155 0.2823
1991 -26.8% 0.2098 0.1537
1993 +25.1% 0.1831 0.229

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1276 0.1267 0.1281 10
1860s 0.1268 0.1257 0.1278 10
1870s 0.1305 0.1255 0.1358 10
1880s 0.1362 0.1361 0.1362 10
1890s 0.1317 0.1278 0.1368 10
1900s 0.1254 0.124 0.1273 10
1910s 0.1193 0.1147 0.1239 10
1920s 0.1342 0.1147 0.1601 10
1930s 0.1849 0.165 0.2038 10
1940s 0.1948 0.1818 0.2086 10
1950s 0.1914 0.1824 0.1969 10
1960s 0.1848 0.1741 0.1949 10
1970s 0.1787 0.1687 0.1933 10
1980s 0.1929 0.1782 0.2102 10
1990s 0.2083 0.1537 0.229 10
2000s 0.2116 0.1665 0.2879 10
2010s 0.2287 0.1953 0.2618 10
2020s 0.2475 0.2403 0.2568 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

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  2. 67 Chile 0.2488 compare
  3. 68 Turkmenistan 0.2451 compare
  4. 70 Madagascar 0.2396 compare
  5. 71 Nepal 0.2377 compare
  6. 72 Ghana 0.2305 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Iraq?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Iraq was 0.2403 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.2879 in 2002.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1147 in 1919.
How does Iraq rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Iraq ranks 69th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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