Iraq vs Kazakhstan: Emissions of air pollutants

Iraq
858,061 tonnes
in 2022
Kazakhstan
928,518 tonnes
in 2022
Iraq rank
30th
Kazakhstan rank
27th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Iraq
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 928,518 tonnes against 858,061 tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 70,457 tonnes.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Iraq ranks 30th and Kazakhstan ranks 27th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.