Iraq vs United States: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Iraq
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
52nd
United States rank
55th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Iraq
  • United States
0000.001197019962023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Iraq ranks 52nd and United States ranks 55th of 203 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Iraq or United States?
Iraq, at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Iraq and United States?
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iraq and United States rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Iraq ranks 52nd and United States ranks 55th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.