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

0.0178 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.

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

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.

Iraq vs Qatar: Carbon intensity of GDP

Iraq

0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Qatar

0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Iraq rank

11th

Qatar rank

10th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Iraq
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0178 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.

Iraq ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 10th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.6798 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.5492 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1306 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Iraq
2000s	0.3098 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.4516 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1418 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Qatar
2010s	0.2933 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3783 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.085 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Qatar
2020s	0.3758 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.4086 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0328 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Iraq or Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Iraq and Qatar?: 0.0178 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Qatar?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Qatar rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Iraq ranks 11th and Qatar 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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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 $.