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 191st of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.1 % | — |
| 1991 | 19.07 % | +273.9% |
| 1992 | 15.49 % | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 14.49 % | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 13.71 % | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 13.41 % | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 14.7 % | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 10.05 % | -31.6% |
| 1998 | 9.3 % | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 8.43 % | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 8.01 % | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 8.11 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 9.28 % | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 8.97 % | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.35 % | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 9.21 % | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 9.27 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.97 % | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 9.69 % | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 8.97 % | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 8.48 % | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 8.08 % | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 7.62 % | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 7.96 % | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 7.79 % | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 7.36 % | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 6.25 % | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 6.31 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.35 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.41 % | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 7.64 % | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.23 % | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 7.67 % | +6.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 7.67 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 30% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 7.67 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.34 %, 26% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +273.9% | 5.1 % | 19.07 % |
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
- 189 Luxembourg 8.24 % compare
- 190 Micronesia (Federated States of) 8.12 % compare
- 192 Australia and New Zealand 7.46 % compare
- 193 Sudan (former) 6.89 % compare
- 194 Turkmenistan 6.79 % compare
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 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 191st out of 222 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.