Iraq vs Middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Iraq
0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Middle income
0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Iraq rank
11th
Middle income rank
10th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Middle income
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.1352 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle income ahead.
Iraq ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 10th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6798 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3805 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.3098 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3561 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0463 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Middle income |
| 2010s | 0.2933 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3265 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0332 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Middle income |
| 2020s | 0.3758 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2835 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0923 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 Middle income?
- Iraq, at 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Iraq and Middle income?
- 0.1352 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 10th 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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About this data
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 $.