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Iraq CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
238.670.397
tons
Year-over-Year
+2,44%
increase
Global Share
0,6%
Per Capita
5,19
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Iraq were 238.670.397 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 2,44% over the previous year, representing an increase by 5.694.435 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 232.975.961 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Iraq are equivalent to 5,19 tons per person, a decrease by −0,01 over the figure of 5,19 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −0,1% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Iraq

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 238.670.397 2,44% 5,19 0,60%
2023 232.975.961 4,81% 5,19 0,60%
2022 222.278.365 11,3% 5,08 0,58%
2021 199.709.826 8,61% 4,69 0,52%
2020 183.874.331 −5,05% 4,43 0,51%
2019 193.648.142 7,02% 4,79 0,51%
2018 180.942.928 8,13% 4,6 0,48%
2017 167.345.270 7,93% 4,37 0,45%
2016 155.044.239 12,43% 4,17 0,43%
2015 137.904.074 −0,28% 3,82 0,38%
2014 138.287.957 −4,24% 3,95 0,38%
2013 144.410.162 8,54% 4,26 0,40%
2012 133.044.768 14,79% 4,06 0,37%
2011 115.906.455 3,96% 3,65 0,33%
2010 111.493.529 15,12% 3,62 0,33%
2009 96.850.379 6,81% 3,24 0,30%
2008 90.671.351 15,61% 3,11 0,28%
2007 78.430.040 −7,58% 2,76 0,24%
2006 84.863.994 −2,72% 3,06 0,27%
2005 87.236.339 −3,42% 3,23 0,29%
2004 90.321.883 8,97% 3,43 0,31%
2003 82.888.450 −12,8% 3,23 0,30%
2002 95.051.759 −5,56% 3,81 0,36%
2001 100.652.777 13,33% 4,15 0,39%
2000 88.811.043 19,53% 3,77 0,35%
1999 74.302.694 −21,18% 3,25 0,30%
1998 94.267.732 −22,17% 4,25 0,38%
1997 121.121.129 20,32% 5,63 0,49%
1996 100.664.722 −7,73% 4,83 0,42%
1995 109.099.982 −0,78% 5,4 0,46%
1994 109.954.598 9,77% 5,61 0,48%
1993 100.171.128 32,2% 5,27 0,44%
1992 75.774.160 39,16% 4,11 0,33%
1991 54.450.923 −21,59% 3,03 0,24%
1990 69.444.529 −5,51% 3,98 0,31%
1989 73.493.378 11,67% 4,31 0,33%
1988 65.811.052 7,63% 3,95 0,30%
1987 61.145.629 −0,44% 3,75 0,29%
1986 61.416.625 12,24% 3,85 0,30%
1985 54.719.580 14,67% 3,51 0,27%
1984 47.717.957 12,6% 3,14 0,24%
1983 42.379.792 10,02% 2,86 0,22%
1982 38.521.471 6,11% 2,67 0,20%
1981 36.302.858 −30,5% 2,58 0,19%
1980 52.234.958 −10,08% 3,83 0,26%
1979 58.092.208 23,84% 4,38 0,29%
1978 46.909.495 10,03% 3,65 0,24%
1977 42.633.949 −8,23% 3,42 0,23%
1976 46.459.761 25,48% 3,85 0,25%
1975 37.027.033 14,44% 3,17 0,21%
1974 32.355.983 7,62% 2,86 0,19%
1973 30.063.705 9,75% 2,75 0,17%
1972 27.394.053 −0,52% 2,58 0,17%
1971 27.538.205 16,88% 2,69 0,18%
1970 23.561.141 2,38 0,15%

See also


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).