Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Iraq
Iraq: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Iraq, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Iraq peaked at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 52nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 49 North Korea 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 50 Philippines 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 51 Thailand 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 53 France 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 55 United States 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Iraq?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Iraq was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Iraq ranks 52nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 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.