Waste — Emissions Share in Iraq
Iraq: Waste — Emissions Share was 7.67 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 7.67 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Iraq peaked at 19.07 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.1 %, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 180th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.38 % | 5.1 % | 19.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.98 % | 8.01 % | 9.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.25 % | 6.25 % | 8.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.49 % | 7.23 % | 7.67 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 177 Timor-Leste 8.29 % compare
- 178 Luxembourg 8.24 % compare
- 179 Micronesia (Federated States of) 8.12 % compare
- 181 Australia and New Zealand 7.46 % compare
- 182 Sudan (former) 6.89 % compare
- 183 Turkmenistan 6.79 % compare
More climate change data for Iraq
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 16.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 55.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Iraq?
- Waste — emissions share in Iraq was 7.67 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 19.07 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 % in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for waste — emissions share?
- Iraq ranks 180th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.