Human caused air pollution exposure in Iraq
Iraq: Human caused air pollution exposure was 34.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.26
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
17th
of 240 countries
All-time high
36.64
in 2022
All-time low
20.71
in 2003
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Iraq, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Iraq is 34.26, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Iraq peaked at 36.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.71, in 2003.
Iraq ranks 17th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.36 | — |
| 1999 | 28.92 | +35.4% |
| 2000 | 28.51 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 24.31 | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 24.94 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.71 | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 21.67 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 24.03 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 27.93 | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 26.41 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 31.04 | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 33.27 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 33.18 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.09 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 32.99 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 29.15 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 30.41 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 29.37 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 26.61 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 30.93 | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 30.61 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.7 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 29.76 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 28.97 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 36.64 | +26.5% |
| 2023 | 35.68 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 34.26 | -4.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 34.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 34.26 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.47, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.14 | 21.36 | 28.92 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.28 | 20.71 | 33.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5 | 26.61 | 33.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.06 | 28.97 | 36.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 14 Kuwait 35.89 compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 34.75 compare
- 16 Bahrain 34.51 compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 32.97 compare
- 19 Nigeria 30.53 compare
- 20 Afghanistan 30.24 compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1132 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0845 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.16 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Iraq?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Iraq was 34.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 36.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.71 in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Iraq ranks 17th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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