Iraq Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
413.276.421
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,00%
increase
Global Share
0,78%
Per Capita
8,98
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Iraq were 413.276.421 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2% over the previous year, representing an increase by 8.103.260 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 405.173.161 tons.
- Per capita: 8,98 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Iraq accounts for 0,78% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 413.276.421 | 238.670.397 | 163.159.155 | 6.933.312 | 4.513.557 | 8,98 | 2% | 0,78% |
| 2023 | 405.173.161 | 232.975.961 | 161.199.941 | 6.770.364 | 4.226.895 | 9,03 | 1,5% | 0,77% |
| 2022 | 399.167.465 | 222.278.365 | 166.428.032 | 6.521.843 | 3.939.225 | 9,13 | 10,32% | 0,77% |
| 2021 | 361.816.746 | 199.709.826 | 152.428.161 | 6.025.187 | 3.653.572 | 8,49 | 4,69% | 0,71% |
| 2020 | 345.617.846 | 183.874.331 | 152.420.822 | 5.962.141 | 3.360.552 | 8,33 | −8,35% | 0,71% |
| 2019 | 377.126.643 | 193.648.142 | 173.701.092 | 6.701.196 | 3.076.213 | 9,33 | 5,5% | 0,74% |
| 2018 | 357.464.547 | 180.942.928 | 167.515.729 | 6.208.489 | 2.797.401 | 9,09 | 5,18% | 0,71% |
| 2017 | 339.868.227 | 167.345.270 | 164.192.971 | 5.848.154 | 2.481.832 | 8,88 | 4,41% | 0,69% |
| 2016 | 325.512.034 | 155.044.239 | 162.092.094 | 6.152.429 | 2.223.272 | 8,75 | 17,97% | 0,67% |
| 2015 | 275.916.288 | 137.904.074 | 130.494.241 | 5.557.006 | 1.960.967 | 7,64 | 3,93% | 0,57% |
| 2014 | 265.477.194 | 138.287.957 | 119.038.583 | 6.368.388 | 1.782.265 | 7,58 | 0,07% | 0,55% |
| 2013 | 265.303.351 | 144.410.162 | 113.046.528 | 6.205.953 | 1.640.708 | 7,83 | 4,72% | 0,55% |
| 2012 | 253.353.124 | 133.044.768 | 112.892.301 | 5.821.255 | 1.594.800 | 7,73 | 13,21% | 0,53% |
| 2011 | 223.788.567 | 115.906.455 | 100.800.825 | 5.520.137 | 1.561.151 | 7,05 | 6,3% | 0,48% |
| 2010 | 210.534.175 | 111.493.529 | 92.170.548 | 5.324.025 | 1.546.074 | 6,84 | 12,38% | 0,46% |
| 2009 | 187.344.036 | 96.850.379 | 83.803.758 | 5.140.265 | 1.549.635 | 6,27 | 9,24% | 0,43% |
| 2008 | 171.497.820 | 90.671.351 | 74.863.624 | 4.465.495 | 1.497.350 | 5,89 | 11,05% | 0,39% |
| 2007 | 154.437.949 | 78.430.040 | 70.427.324 | 4.142.045 | 1.438.540 | 5,44 | −5,91% | 0,36% |
| 2006 | 164.146.874 | 84.863.994 | 73.679.053 | 4.198.385 | 1.405.442 | 5,93 | −0,23% | 0,39% |
| 2005 | 164.520.827 | 87.236.339 | 71.742.541 | 4.210.626 | 1.331.320 | 6,09 | −3,72% | 0,40% |
| 2004 | 170.869.918 | 90.321.883 | 76.000.356 | 3.401.644 | 1.146.035 | 6,49 | 12,27% | 0,43% |
| 2003 | 152.200.999 | 82.888.450 | 64.726.983 | 3.593.010 | 992.555 | 5,94 | −10,44% | 0,40% |
| 2002 | 169.949.836 | 95.051.759 | 67.715.337 | 6.342.565 | 840.175 | 6,81 | −6,45% | 0,46% |
| 2001 | 181.674.412 | 100.652.777 | 75.236.931 | 5.078.380 | 706.324 | 7,49 | 8,24% | 0,50% |
| 2000 | 167.851.367 | 88.811.043 | 73.780.176 | 4.695.916 | 564.232 | 7,12 | 13,35% | 0,47% |
| 1999 | 148.087.878 | 74.302.694 | 68.698.130 | 4.707.294 | 379.760 | 6,47 | −6,83% | 0,42% |
| 1998 | 158.937.416 | 94.267.732 | 59.559.251 | 4.803.673 | 306.760 | 7,16 | −10,33% | 0,46% |
| 1997 | 177.248.307 | 121.121.129 | 51.068.787 | 4.775.398 | 282.993 | 8,24 | 28,29% | 0,51% |
| 1996 | 138.161.799 | 100.664.722 | 32.778.949 | 4.452.906 | 265.221 | 6,63 | −6,89% | 0,40% |
| 1995 | 148.392.937 | 109.099.982 | 34.599.360 | 4.455.510 | 238.085 | 7,34 | 0,06% | 0,44% |
| 1994 | 148.303.737 | 109.954.598 | 33.490.471 | 4.617.437 | 241.231 | 7,57 | 8,73% | 0,45% |
| 1993 | 136.395.166 | 100.171.128 | 31.371.238 | 4.606.174 | 246.625 | 7,17 | 27,95% | 0,42% |
| 1992 | 106.600.304 | 75.774.160 | 26.900.392 | 3.659.176 | 266.576 | 5,78 | 35,98% | 0,33% |
| 1991 | 78.394.927 | 54.450.923 | 20.606.705 | 3.074.164 | 263.136 | 4,37 | −54,35% | 0,24% |
| 1990 | 171.718.241 | 69.444.529 | 98.019.739 | 4.004.558 | 249.414 | 9,83 | −18,94% | 0,53% |
| 1989 | 211.841.260 | 73.493.378 | 134.075.121 | 3.910.156 | 362.605 | 12,43 | 8,34% | 0,66% |
| 1988 | 195.540.986 | 65.811.052 | 125.322.839 | 3.974.696 | 432.400 | 11,74 | 19,09% | 0,62% |
| 1987 | 164.202.548 | 61.145.629 | 98.772.958 | 3.736.881 | 547.080 | 10,08 | 11,5% | 0,54% |
| 1986 | 147.270.477 | 61.416.625 | 81.588.782 | 3.637.386 | 627.685 | 9,24 | 13,98% | 0,50% |
| 1985 | 129.211.202 | 54.719.580 | 70.241.034 | 3.547.937 | 702.650 | 8,3 | 15,1% | 0,44% |
| 1984 | 112.260.628 | 47.717.957 | 60.536.892 | 3.402.533 | 603.245 | 7,38 | 14,92% | 0,39% |
| 1983 | 97.688.175 | 42.379.792 | 51.658.519 | 3.158.479 | 491.385 | 6,59 | 3,66% | 0,35% |
| 1982 | 94.240.102 | 38.521.471 | 52.021.968 | 3.209.273 | 487.390 | 6,53 | 3,71% | 0,34% |
| 1981 | 90.872.080 | 36.302.858 | 50.965.210 | 3.124.376 | 479.635 | 6,47 | −47,7% | 0,33% |
| 1980 | 173.736.360 | 52.234.958 | 117.878.911 | 3.116.771 | 505.720 | 12,72 | −18,26% | 0,61% |
| 1979 | 212.539.246 | 58.092.208 | 150.954.681 | 3.070.062 | 422.295 | 16,03 | 29,81% | 0,74% |
| 1978 | 163.737.031 | 46.909.495 | 113.555.360 | 2.933.542 | 338.635 | 12,73 | 9,33% | 0,58% |
| 1977 | 149.760.232 | 42.633.949 | 103.916.053 | 2.918.595 | 291.635 | 12,02 | −4,22% | 0,55% |
| 1976 | 156.350.629 | 46.459.761 | 106.846.076 | 2.796.162 | 248.630 | 12,96 | 11,66% | 0,59% |
| 1975 | 140.018.975 | 37.027.033 | 100.139.255 | 2.634.136 | 218.550 | 11,98 | 13,39% | 0,55% |
| 1974 | 123.484.119 | 32.355.983 | 88.303.516 | 2.606.071 | 218.550 | 10,92 | 0% | 0,49% |
| 1973 | 123.490.098 | 30.063.705 | 90.666.586 | 2.541.257 | 218.550 | 11,28 | 25,64% | 0,49% |
| 1972 | 98.292.028 | 27.394.053 | 68.020.231 | 2.659.193 | 218.550 | 9,27 | −8,74% | 0,41% |
| 1971 | 107.709.476 | 27.538.205 | 77.384.011 | 2.568.710 | 218.550 | 10,5 | 4,05% | 0,46% |
| 1970 | 103.520.899 | 23.561.141 | 77.123.373 | 2.617.834 | 218.550 | 10,44 | – | 0,45% |
See also
- Iraq CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Iraq
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).