Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square kilometre in Iraq is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 67.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1984.
Iraq ranks 25th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +101.1% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +74.6% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -58.7% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +212.3% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +101.8% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +65.7% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +97.3% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +67.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +212.3% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square kilometre in Iraq was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Iraq rank for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 25th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.