Iraq vs World: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per
Iraq
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
21st
World rank
21st
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per over time
- Iraq
- World
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 5.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 21st and World ranks 21st of 203 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 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 World?
- Iraq, at 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per between Iraq and World?
- 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and World?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and World rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?
- Iraq ranks 21st and World ranks 21st 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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About this data
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.