Iraq Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2024

Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
  • Iraq greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 261,289.53, a 8.63% decline from 2019.
  • Iraq greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 285,961.74, a 6.56% increase from 2018.
  • Iraq greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 268,363.82, a 5.2% increase from 2017.
  • Iraq greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 255,110.18, a 6.36% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name kt of CO2 equivalent
China 12,942,868.34
Russia 2,331,479.38
Brazil 1,064,709.13
Iran 844,649.47
Mexico 592,321.17
Turkey 504,956.33
South Africa 501,520.88
Thailand 433,773.46
Malaysia 302,088.66
Kazakhstan 294,805.95
Algeria 266,702.68
Iraq 261,289.53
Venezuela 194,259.70
Turkmenistan 194,091.83
Colombia 186,999.34
Romania 95,744.40
Peru 89,865.35
Belarus 87,868.32
Libya 75,370.28
Ecuador 68,056.47
Serbia 62,883.95
Azerbaijan 55,351.99
Paraguay 50,784.03
Bulgaria 46,492.85
Cuba 38,558.67
Dominican Republic 37,052.67
Guatemala 33,165.68
Jordan 33,146.35
Lebanon 28,947.44
Bosnia 26,053.35
Gabon 14,849.26
Costa Rica 14,405.09
Namibia 13,560.38
Botswana 12,374.76
Armenia 10,422.04
North Macedonia 9,768.86
Equatorial Guinea 9,542.96
Albania 8,304.29
Jamaica 7,432.64
Mauritius 6,435.74
Guyana 5,282.04
Suriname 4,312.43
Montenegro 3,764.44
Grenada 2,397.29
Maldives 1,994.51
Fiji 1,764.37
Belize 1,573.32
St. Lucia 850.81
Samoa 538.89
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 302.42
Tonga 268.34
Dominica 230.53
Marshall Islands 164.92
Nauru 47.33
Tuvalu 21.74
Iraq Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data
Year kt of CO2 equivalent Annual % Change
2020 261,289.53 -8.63%
2019 285,961.74 6.56%
2018 268,363.82 5.20%
2017 255,110.18 6.36%
2016 239,848.88 8.83%
2015 220,379.48 3.40%
2014 213,140.50 -0.69%
2013 214,614.68 6.30%
2012 201,901.04 13.79%
2011 177,435.46 5.92%
2010 167,515.31 10.55%
2009 151,525.05 7.13%
2008 141,436.00 12.77%
2007 125,424.34 -3.69%
2006 130,227.05 -0.29%
2005 130,606.92 -2.98%
2004 134,619.27 13.75%
2003 118,345.83 -14.59%
2002 138,562.79 -7.32%
2001 149,502.59 7.13%
2000 139,558.92 13.68%
1999 122,759.69 -9.83%
1998 136,147.89 -10.55%
1997 152,200.61 23.89%
1996 122,850.71 -1.32%
1995 124,491.84 -1.52%
1994 126,410.59 13.91%
1993 110,973.04 31.81%
1992 84,189.12 41.41%
1991 59,534.45 -42.59%
1990 103,704.03 -42.59%