How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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 Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Iraq: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Iran

0.1458 Mt CO2e

in 2024

Iraq

0.1426 Mt CO2e

in 2024

Iran rank

40th

Iraq rank

43rd

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

Iran
Iraq

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.1458 Mt CO2e against 0.1426 Mt CO2e in Iraq, a difference of 0.0032 Mt CO2e.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 40th and Iraq ranks 43rd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0134 Mt CO2e	0.005 Mt CO2e	0.0085 Mt CO2e	Iran
1980s	0.0287 Mt CO2e	0.0106 Mt CO2e	0.0181 Mt CO2e	Iran
1990s	0.0458 Mt CO2e	0.0628 Mt CO2e	0.017 Mt CO2e	Iraq
2000s	0.0757 Mt CO2e	0.0402 Mt CO2e	0.0354 Mt CO2e	Iran
2010s	0.1246 Mt CO2e	0.0783 Mt CO2e	0.0463 Mt CO2e	Iran
2020s	0.1464 Mt CO2e	0.1213 Mt CO2e	0.0251 Mt CO2e	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), Iran or Iraq?: Iran, at 0.1458 Mt CO2e against 0.1426 Mt CO2e in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between Iran and Iraq?: 0.0032 Mt CO2e, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?: Iran ranks 40th and Iraq ranks 43rd of 194 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 Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit: Mt CO2e
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).