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Share of cumulative co2 in Iraq

Iraq: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.2894 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2894
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
41st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2894
in 2024
All-time low
0.0001
in 1927
Years of data
98
1927–2024

Share of cumulative co2 in Iraq, 1927–2024

00.10.20.3192719752024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 0.2894 for share of cumulative co2 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 98 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Iraq peaked at 0.2894 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1927.

Iraq ranks 41st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share of cumulative co2 in Iraq, year by year

Year Value Change
1927 0.0001 —
1928 0.0003 +198.6%
1929 0.0006 +80.5%
1930 0.0008 +42.2%
1931 0.0011 +28.1%
1932 0.0013 +21.7%
1933 0.0015 +15.8%
1934 0.0033 +121.4%
1935 0.0068 +106.5%
1936 0.0102 +49.4%
1937 0.0137 +33.8%
1938 0.0168 +22.8%
1939 0.0233 +38.6%
1940 0.0269 +15.6%
1941 0.0287 +6.9%
1942 0.0322 +11.9%
1943 0.0369 +14.8%
1944 0.0423 +14.6%
1945 0.0483 +14.2%
1946 0.0541 +11.9%
1947 0.0595 +10.0%
1948 0.058 -2.5%
1949 0.0572 -1.4%
1950 0.0564 -1.3%
1951 0.0559 -0.9%
1952 0.0553 -1.2%
1953 0.0548 -0.8%
1954 0.0545 -0.5%
1955 0.0546 +0.0%
1956 0.0553 +1.4%
1957 0.0558 +0.9%
1958 0.0565 +1.2%
1959 0.0573 +1.4%
1960 0.0582 +1.6%
1961 0.0592 +1.7%
1962 0.0602 +1.7%
1963 0.0612 +1.6%
1964 0.0619 +1.1%
1965 0.0653 +5.5%
1966 0.0706 +8.2%
1967 0.0732 +3.6%
1968 0.0758 +3.5%
1969 0.0787 +3.9%
1970 0.0816 +3.6%
1971 0.0852 +4.5%
1972 0.0887 +4.0%
1973 0.0919 +3.7%
1974 0.095 +3.4%
1975 0.0984 +3.5%
1976 0.1043 +6.0%
1977 0.1088 +4.3%
1978 0.1126 +3.5%
1979 0.1179 +4.7%
1980 0.1217 +3.2%
1981 0.1231 +1.2%
1982 0.1243 +0.9%
1983 0.1266 +1.8%
1984 0.1289 +1.8%
1985 0.1315 +2.1%
1986 0.1344 +2.2%
1987 0.1377 +2.4%
1988 0.1426 +3.6%
1989 0.1479 +3.7%
1990 0.1499 +1.3%
1991 0.1512 +0.9%
1992 0.1541 +1.9%
1993 0.1573 +2.1%
1994 0.1618 +2.9%
1995 0.1664 +2.8%
1996 0.17 +2.2%
1997 0.1736 +2.1%
1998 0.1775 +2.2%
1999 0.1813 +2.1%
2000 0.1848 +2.0%
2001 0.1894 +2.5%
2002 0.1938 +2.3%
2003 0.198 +2.2%
2004 0.2029 +2.5%
2005 0.2075 +2.3%
2006 0.2104 +1.4%
2007 0.21 -0.2%
2008 0.2121 +1.0%
2009 0.215 +1.4%
2010 0.2182 +1.5%
2011 0.2217 +1.6%
2012 0.2257 +1.8%
2013 0.23 +1.9%
2014 0.2338 +1.6%
2015 0.2377 +1.7%
2016 0.2422 +1.9%
2017 0.2472 +2.1%
2018 0.2531 +2.4%
2019 0.259 +2.3%
2020 0.2637 +1.8%
2021 0.2693 +2.1%
2022 0.2758 +2.4%
2023 0.2826 +2.5%
2024 0.2894 +2.4%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 0.2894 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0447, 6.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 0.2894 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1112, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of cumulative co2 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
1928 +198.6% 0.0001 0.0003
1934 +121.4% 0.0015 0.0033
1935 +106.5% 0.0033 0.0068
1929 +80.5% 0.0003 0.0006
1936 +49.4% 0.0068 0.0102
1930 +42.2% 0.0006 0.0008

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.0003 0.0001 0.0006 3
1930s 0.0079 0.0008 0.0233 10
1940s 0.0444 0.0269 0.0595 10
1950s 0.0556 0.0545 0.0573 10
1960s 0.0664 0.0582 0.0787 10
1970s 0.0985 0.0816 0.1179 10
1980s 0.1319 0.1217 0.1479 10
1990s 0.1643 0.1499 0.1813 10
2000s 0.2024 0.1848 0.215 10
2010s 0.2369 0.2182 0.259 10
2020s 0.2762 0.2637 0.2894 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 38 Vietnam 0.3066 compare
  2. 39 North Korea 0.297 compare
  3. 40 Algeria 0.2962 compare
  4. 42 Belarus 0.2804 compare
  5. 43 Hungary 0.2803 compare
  6. 44 Sweden 0.2777 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of cumulative co2 in Iraq?
Share of cumulative co2 in Iraq was 0.2894 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.2894 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1927.
How does Iraq rank for share of cumulative co2?
Iraq ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of cumulative co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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