So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Iraq
Iraq: So emissions by world region in million tonnes was 773,825 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
773,825
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
21st
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.27 million
in 1997
All-time low
53.25
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Iraq, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Iraq is 773,825, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Iraq peaked at 1.27 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 53.25, in 1750.
That places Iraq 21st out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 53.25 | — |
| 1751 | 53.41 | +0.3% |
| 1752 | 53.58 | +0.3% |
| 1753 | 53.74 | +0.3% |
| 1754 | 53.9 | +0.3% |
| 1755 | 54.07 | +0.3% |
| 1756 | 54.23 | +0.3% |
| 1757 | 54.4 | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 54.56 | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 54.72 | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 54.89 | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 55.05 | +0.3% |
| 1762 | 55.22 | +0.3% |
| 1763 | 55.39 | +0.3% |
| 1764 | 55.55 | +0.3% |
| 1765 | 55.72 | +0.3% |
| 1766 | 55.88 | +0.3% |
| 1767 | 56.05 | +0.3% |
| 1768 | 56.22 | +0.3% |
| 1769 | 56.38 | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 56.55 | +0.3% |
| 1771 | 56.71 | +0.3% |
| 1772 | 56.88 | +0.3% |
| 1773 | 57.05 | +0.3% |
| 1774 | 57.22 | +0.3% |
| 1775 | 57.39 | +0.3% |
| 1776 | 57.55 | +0.3% |
| 1777 | 57.72 | +0.3% |
| 1778 | 57.89 | +0.3% |
| 1779 | 58.05 | +0.3% |
| 1780 | 58.22 | +0.3% |
| 1781 | 58.39 | +0.3% |
| 1782 | 58.56 | +0.3% |
| 1783 | 58.73 | +0.3% |
| 1784 | 58.9 | +0.3% |
| 1785 | 59.06 | +0.3% |
| 1786 | 59.23 | +0.3% |
| 1787 | 59.4 | +0.3% |
| 1788 | 59.57 | +0.3% |
| 1789 | 59.74 | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 59.9 | +0.3% |
| 1791 | 60.07 | +0.3% |
| 1792 | 60.24 | +0.3% |
| 1793 | 60.41 | +0.3% |
| 1794 | 60.58 | +0.3% |
| 1795 | 60.75 | +0.3% |
| 1796 | 60.92 | +0.3% |
| 1797 | 61.09 | +0.3% |
| 1798 | 61.26 | +0.3% |
| 1799 | 61.42 | +0.3% |
| 1800 | 61.59 | +0.3% |
| 1801 | 61.72 | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 61.85 | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 61.97 | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 62.1 | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 62.23 | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 62.35 | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 62.48 | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 62.61 | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 62.73 | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 62.86 | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 63.09 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 63.33 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 63.56 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 63.79 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 64.02 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 64.25 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 64.48 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 64.71 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 64.94 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 65.17 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 65.41 | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 65.65 | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 65.89 | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 66.13 | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 66.37 | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 66.61 | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 66.85 | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 67.08 | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 67.32 | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 67.55 | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 67.8 | +0.4% |
| 1832 | 68.05 | +0.4% |
| 1833 | 68.29 | +0.4% |
| 1834 | 68.54 | +0.4% |
| 1835 | 68.78 | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 69.02 | +0.4% |
| 1837 | 69.26 | +0.4% |
| 1838 | 69.51 | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 69.75 | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 69.99 | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 70.24 | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 70.49 | +0.4% |
| 1843 | 70.74 | +0.4% |
| 1844 | 70.99 | +0.4% |
| 1845 | 71.24 | +0.4% |
| 1846 | 71.49 | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 71.73 | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 71.98 | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 72.23 | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 72.61 | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 72.95 | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 73.3 | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 73.64 | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 73.97 | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 74.31 | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 74.64 | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 74.97 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 75.29 | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 75.61 | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 75.92 | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 76.73 | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 77.54 | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 78.34 | +1.0% |
| 1864 | 79.13 | +1.0% |
| 1865 | 79.91 | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 80.69 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 81.47 | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 82.25 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 83.01 | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 83.77 | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 84.79 | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 85.8 | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 86.8 | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 87.79 | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 88.77 | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 89.77 | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 90.76 | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 91.74 | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 92.71 | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 93.66 | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 94.75 | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 95.83 | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 96.89 | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 97.94 | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 98.97 | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 100.03 | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 101.07 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 102.09 | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 103.11 | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 104.1 | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 105.25 | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 106.37 | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 107.48 | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 108.57 | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 109.65 | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 110.75 | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 111.83 | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 112.89 | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 113.94 | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 114.97 | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 114.22 | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 113.38 | -0.7% |
| 1903 | 112.47 | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 111.46 | -0.9% |
| 1905 | 110.37 | -1.0% |
| 1906 | 109.25 | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 108.04 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 106.74 | -1.2% |
| 1909 | 105.37 | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 103.91 | -1.4% |
| 1911 | 102.38 | -1.5% |
| 1912 | 100.78 | -1.6% |
| 1913 | 99.1 | -1.7% |
| 1914 | 97.34 | -1.8% |
| 1915 | 95.51 | -1.9% |
| 1916 | 93.8 | -1.8% |
| 1917 | 92 | -1.9% |
| 1918 | 90.12 | -2.0% |
| 1919 | 88.17 | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 86.13 | -2.3% |
| 1921 | 83.75 | -2.8% |
| 1922 | 81.33 | -2.9% |
| 1923 | 78.85 | -3.0% |
| 1924 | 76.33 | -3.2% |
| 1925 | 73.76 | -3.4% |
| 1926 | 71.13 | -3.6% |
| 1927 | 845.16 | +1088.2% |
| 1928 | 1,681 | +98.9% |
| 1929 | 2,130 | +26.7% |
| 1930 | 2,128 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 2,106 | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 2,145 | +1.8% |
| 1933 | 2,020 | -5.8% |
| 1934 | 16,066 | +695.5% |
| 1935 | 32,386 | +101.6% |
| 1936 | 32,850 | +1.4% |
| 1937 | 35,395 | +7.7% |
| 1938 | 33,606 | -5.1% |
| 1939 | 68,100 | +102.6% |
| 1940 | 43,108 | -36.7% |
| 1941 | 26,975 | -37.4% |
| 1942 | 44,694 | +65.7% |
| 1943 | 61,556 | +37.7% |
| 1944 | 71,796 | +16.6% |
| 1945 | 79,498 | +10.7% |
| 1946 | 80,572 | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 80,773 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 43,623 | -46.0% |
| 1949 | 42,096 | -3.5% |
| 1950 | 40,959 | -2.7% |
| 1951 | 39,919 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 40,490 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 40,993 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 39,999 | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 39,031 | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 37,088 | -5.0% |
| 1957 | 33,402 | -9.9% |
| 1958 | 40,446 | +21.1% |
| 1959 | 44,084 | +9.0% |
| 1960 | 47,874 | +8.6% |
| 1961 | 49,563 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 51,341 | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 53,941 | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 52,449 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 61,686 | +17.6% |
| 1966 | 101,795 | +65.0% |
| 1967 | 53,870 | -47.1% |
| 1968 | 70,459 | +30.8% |
| 1969 | 75,423 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 83,206 | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 81,888 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 98,716 | +20.6% |
| 1973 | 89,912 | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 101,109 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 108,262 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 128,825 | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 142,691 | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 168,223 | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 201,910 | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 204,868 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 187,631 | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 189,646 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 280,791 | +48.1% |
| 1984 | 313,272 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 350,694 | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 396,215 | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 391,579 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 413,293 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 438,989 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 412,269 | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 340,844 | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 608,849 | +78.6% |
| 1993 | 886,810 | +45.7% |
| 1994 | 1.02 million | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 1.00 million | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 982,305 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.27 million | +29.0% |
| 1998 | 821,986 | -35.1% |
| 1999 | 458,673 | -44.2% |
| 2000 | 635,825 | +38.6% |
| 2001 | 750,045 | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 715,098 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 684,673 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 725,426 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 545,075 | -24.9% |
| 2006 | 501,804 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 413,068 | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 607,221 | +47.0% |
| 2009 | 664,658 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 701,277 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 723,467 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 733,472 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 925,619 | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 863,240 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 868,904 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 923,755 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 936,763 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 903,823 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 928,533 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 762,812 | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 728,089 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 773,825 | +6.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 773,825 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75,907, 10.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 773,825 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 108,993, 7.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where So emissions by world region in million tonnes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | +1088.2% | 71.13 | 845.16 |
| 1934 | +695.5% | 2,020 | 16,066 |
| 1939 | +102.6% | 33,606 | 68,100 |
| 1935 | +101.6% | 16,066 | 32,386 |
| 1928 | +98.9% | 845.16 | 1,681 |
| 1992 | +78.6% | 340,844 | 608,849 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 53.99 | 53.25 | 54.72 | 10 |
| 1760s | 55.64 | 54.89 | 56.38 | 10 |
| 1770s | 57.3 | 56.55 | 58.05 | 10 |
| 1780s | 58.98 | 58.22 | 59.74 | 10 |
| 1790s | 60.66 | 59.9 | 61.42 | 10 |
| 1800s | 62.16 | 61.59 | 62.73 | 10 |
| 1810s | 63.9 | 62.86 | 64.94 | 10 |
| 1820s | 66.25 | 65.17 | 67.32 | 10 |
| 1830s | 68.65 | 67.55 | 69.75 | 10 |
| 1840s | 71.11 | 69.99 | 72.23 | 10 |
| 1850s | 74.13 | 72.61 | 75.61 | 10 |
| 1860s | 79.5 | 75.92 | 83.01 | 10 |
| 1870s | 88.27 | 83.77 | 92.71 | 10 |
| 1880s | 98.43 | 93.66 | 103.11 | 10 |
| 1890s | 109.08 | 104.1 | 113.94 | 10 |
| 1900s | 110.63 | 105.37 | 114.97 | 10 |
| 1910s | 96.31 | 88.17 | 103.91 | 10 |
| 1920s | 520.74 | 71.13 | 2,130 | 10 |
| 1930s | 22,680 | 2,020 | 68,100 | 10 |
| 1940s | 57,469 | 26,975 | 80,773 | 10 |
| 1950s | 39,641 | 33,402 | 44,084 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61,840 | 47,874 | 101,795 | 10 |
| 1970s | 120,474 | 81,888 | 201,910 | 10 |
| 1980s | 316,698 | 187,631 | 438,989 | 10 |
| 1990s | 779,802 | 340,844 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 624,289 | 413,068 | 750,045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 850,885 | 701,277 | 936,763 | 10 |
| 2020s | 754,909 | 728,089 | 773,825 | 3 |
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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 so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Iraq?
- So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Iraq was 773,825 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.25 in 1750.
- How does Iraq rank for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?
- Iraq ranks 21st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is so emissions by world region in million tonnes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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