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

0.5221 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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 constant 2015 US$ 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

0.7179 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Iraq

1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Arab World rank

7th

Iraq rank

8th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Arab World
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7179 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.5221 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.7 times Arab World's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 7th and Iraq ranks 8th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.6546 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.95 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.29 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Iraq
1980s	0.6949 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.39 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6988 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Iraq
1990s	0.7481 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	2.07 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.32 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Iraq
2000s	0.7303 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.943 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2127 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Iraq
2010s	0.7479 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8928 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1449 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Iraq
2020s	0.7244 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.14 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4195 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7179 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Arab World and Iraq?: 0.5221 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Iraq?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Iraq rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Arab World ranks 7th and Iraq ranks 8th 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.