Iraq vs Lower middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7034 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.5366 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.95 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.709 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1.39 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8314 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5624 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.07 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9414 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.943 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8583 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.8928 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.7827 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1101 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.14 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.7107 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4332 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, Iraq or Lower middle income?
- Iraq, at 1.24 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7034 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Iraq and Lower middle income?
- 0.5366 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lower middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Lower middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2021 US$.