Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Iraq: Carbon intensity of GDP

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.7665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iraq
1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th
Iraq rank
8th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Iraq
0.511.522.5197019972024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4735 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Iraq ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5823 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.95 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.37 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Iraq
1980s 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.39 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1517 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Iraq
1990s 2.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.07 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0624 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Iraq
2000s 1.39 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.943 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4437 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.9822 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8928 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0894 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 0.8143 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.14 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3296 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, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iraq?
Iraq, at 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq?
0.4735 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th 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

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$.