What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Arab World and Iraq?

0.1357 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Iraq?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Iraq: Carbon intensity of GDP

Arab World

0.2717 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Iraq

0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Arab World rank

11th

Iraq rank

11th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Arab World
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2717 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.1357 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Arab World ranks 11th and Iraq ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.285 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.6798 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3948 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Iraq
2000s	0.2774 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3098 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0324 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Iraq
2010s	0.2862 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2933 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.007 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Iraq
2020s	0.2725 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3758 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1033 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Arab World or Iraq?: Iraq, at 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2717 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Arab World and Iraq?: 0.1357 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Iraq?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Iraq rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Arab World ranks 11th and Iraq ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.