Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate in Iraq
Iraq: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate in Iraq, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), annual growth rate in Iraq is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 150.0% on the previous year and down 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 133.33 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2003.
That places Iraq 105th out of 114 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 133.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 21.43 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
| 1973 | -36.76 % change on previous year | -271.6% |
| 1974 | 13.95 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 1975 | 36.73 % change on previous year | +163.3% |
| 1976 | -20.9 % change on previous year | -156.9% |
| 1977 | 7.55 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 1978 | 29.82 % change on previous year | +295.2% |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1980 | -1.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | -19.18 % change on previous year | +1319.2% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1983 | -10.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 47.17 % change on previous year | -563.8% |
| 1985 | -35.9 % change on previous year | -176.1% |
| 1986 | -56 % change on previous year | +56.0% |
| 1987 | 40.91 % change on previous year | -173.1% |
| 1988 | -22.58 % change on previous year | -155.2% |
| 1989 | 79.17 % change on previous year | -450.6% |
| 1990 | 11.63 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 2.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 24.49 % change on previous year | +1075.5% |
| 1994 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1995 | 11.11 % change on previous year | +238.9% |
| 1996 | 5.71 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 1997 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1998 | 17.33 % change on previous year | +1182.7% |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 10.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 17.53 % change on previous year | +71.4% |
| 2003 | -100 % change on previous year | -670.6% |
| 2009 | 66.67 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 2010 | 120 % change on previous year | +80.0% |
| 2011 | -9.09 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 2012 | -10 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 11.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 10 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 2016 | -9.09 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 2017 | -40 % change on previous year | +340.0% |
| 2018 | -100 % change on previous year | +150.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -18.97 % change on previous year, 5.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -1319.2% | -1.35 % change on previous year | -19.18 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1182.7% | 1.35 % change on previous year | 17.33 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.57 % change on previous year | -36.76 % change on previous year | 133.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.21 % change on previous year | -56 % change on previous year | 79.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 24.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.12 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 66.67 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | -3.01 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 120 % change on previous year | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 102 Kenya -31.59 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Ecuador -33.53 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Panama -34.07 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Antigua and Barbuda -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Bhutan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Spain -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Saint Kitts and Nevis -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Lebanon -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Saint Lucia -100 % change on previous year
- 105 Singapore -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Yemen -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Syrian Arab Republic -100 % change on previous year
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 sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), annual growth rate in Iraq?
- Sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), annual growth rate in Iraq was -100 % change on previous year in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 133.33 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 105th out of 114 countries with data for 2018.
- Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sugar cane — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.