Iraq vs Low & middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP

Iraq
0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Low & middle income
0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Iraq rank
11th
Low & middle income rank
12th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Iraq
  • Low & middle income
0.20.40.60.81199020072024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.1381 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Iraq ranks 11th and Low & middle income ranks 12th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Low & middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6798 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3748 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.305 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Iraq
2000s 0.3098 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.041 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Low & middle income
2010s 0.2933 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3222 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0289 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Low & middle income
2020s 0.3758 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2803 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0955 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, Iraq or Low & middle income?
Iraq, at 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Iraq and Low & middle income?
0.1381 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Low & middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Low & middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Iraq ranks 11th and Low & middle income ranks 12th of 191 countries.
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

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 $.