Iraq vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per

Iraq
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
21st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
22nd

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per over time

  • Iraq
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 5.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 21st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per, Iraq or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Iraq, at 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per between Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?
Iraq ranks 21st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.