Afghanistan vs Iraq: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.14 Mt CO2e against 2.91 Mt CO2e in Iraq, a difference of 0.23 Mt CO2e.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 75th and Iraq ranks 78th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.33 Mt CO2e | 1.94 Mt CO2e | 0.3905 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 2.09 Mt CO2e | 2.24 Mt CO2e | 0.1461 Mt CO2e | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.01 Mt CO2e | 2.51 Mt CO2e | 0.4922 Mt CO2e | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.44 Mt CO2e | 2.43 Mt CO2e | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.39 Mt CO2e | 3.06 Mt CO2e | 0.3353 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.12 Mt CO2e | 2.73 Mt CO2e | 0.3943 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 3.14 Mt CO2e against 2.91 Mt CO2e in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0.23 Mt CO2e, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Afghanistan ranks 75th and Iraq ranks 78th of 201 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).