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CO2 emissions from gas — Iraq

CO2 emissions from gas in Iraq in 2024 — 38.83 Mt. Ranked 91 in the world out of 128.

2024 38.83 Mt +2.82% vs 2023
World rank 91of 128
Period maximum 38.83 Mt2024
Period minimum 0 Mt1927

Trend over time

1927–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from gas — Iraq, 1927–2024010203040192719371947195719671977198719972007201720241927: 0 Mt1929: 0 Mt1931: 0 Mt1933: 0 Mt1935: 0 Mt1937: 0 Mt1939: 0 Mt1941: 0 Mt1943: 0 Mt1945: 0 Mt1947: 0 Mt1949: 0 Mt1956: 0.69 Mt1958: 0.41 Mt1960: 1.16 Mt1962: 1.24 Mt1964: 1.46 Mt1966: 1.04 Mt1968: 0.93 Mt1970: 1.51 Mt1972: 1.8 Mt1974: 1.55 Mt1976: 3.46 Mt1978: 2.35 Mt1980: 2.46 Mt1982: 0.67 Mt1984: 0.92 Mt1986: 0.58 Mt1988: 2.9 Mt1990: 3.69 Mt1992: 4.36 Mt1994: 6.09 Mt1996: 6.22 Mt1998: 5.51 Mt2000: 5.89 Mt2002: 4.3 Mt2004: 1.87 Mt2006: 11.96 Mt2008: 15.25 Mt2010: 14.82 Mt2012: 13.15 Mt2014: 12.63 Mt2016: 17.61 Mt2018: 28.77 Mt2020: 35.11 Mt2022: 36.06 Mt2024: 38.83 Mt
Change over the period: +38.83

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 38.83 Mt
Middle East & North Africa computed 1,402.98 Mt
Western Asia computed 832.06 Mt
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2,012.57 Mt
CO2 emissions from gas — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 38.83 +1.07 +2.82%
2023 37.76 +1.7 +4.72%
2022 36.06 −0.08 −0.21%
2021 36.13 +1.03 +2.93%
2020 35.11 +2.11 +6.4%
2019 32.99 +4.22 +14.68%
2018 28.77 +6.15 +27.2%
2017 22.62 +5.01 +28.42%
2016 17.61 +4.63 +35.63%
2015 12.99 +0.35 +2.79%
2014 12.63 −0.43 −3.25%
2013 13.06 −0.1 −0.72%
2012 13.15 −0.76 −5.44%
2011 13.91 −0.91 −6.13%
2010 14.82 −1.88 −11.28%
2009 16.7 +1.45 +9.51%
2008 15.25 +3.22 +26.78%
2007 12.03 +0.07 +0.59%
2006 11.96 −0.48 −3.86%
2005 12.44 +10.57 +565.54%
2004 1.87 −1.05 −35.93%
2003 2.92 −1.38 −32.13%
2002 4.3 −0.86 −16.69%
2001 5.16 −0.73 −12.38%
2000 5.89 −0.05 −0.93%
1999 5.94 +0.43 +7.78%
1998 5.51 −0.34 −5.82%
1997 5.86 −0.37 −5.88%
1996 6.22 +0.14 +2.22%
1995 6.09 +0 +0%
1994 6.09 +1.19 +24.33%
1993 4.9 +0.54 +12.37%
1992 4.36 +0.83 +23.47%
1991 3.53 −0.16 −4.39%
1990 3.69 +1.21 +48.79%
1989 2.48 −0.42 −14.34%
1988 2.9 +0.98 +50.78%
1987 1.92 +1.35 +233.91%
1986 0.58 −0.96 −62.64%
1985 1.54 +0.62 +66.74%
1984 0.92 +0.27 +40.7%
1983 0.66 −0.01 −1.65%
1982 0.67 +0.01 +1.68%
1981 0.66 −1.81 −73.35%
1980 2.46 −0.9 −26.81%
1979 3.36 +1.02 +43.45%
1978 2.35 +0.08 +3.58%
1977 2.26 −1.2 −34.6%
1976 3.46 +0.97 +38.76%
1975 2.5 +0.94 +60.55%
1974 1.55 −0.77 −33.1%
1973 2.32 +0.53 +29.42%
1972 1.8 +0.02 +1.01%
1971 1.78 +0.27 +17.99%
1970 1.51 +0.04 +3.01%
1969 1.46 +0.53 +57.04%
1968 0.93 +0.04 +4.61%
1967 0.89 −0.15 −14.51%
1966 1.04 +0.09 +9.23%
1965 0.95 −0.51 −34.64%
1964 1.46 +0.07 +4.74%
1963 1.39 +0.15 +12.44%
1962 1.24 +0.01 +1.14%
1961 1.22 +0.07 +5.7%
1960 1.16 +0.52 +80.66%
1959 0.64 +0.23 +54.83%
1958 0.41 −0.1 −19.92%
1957 0.52 −0.18 −25.29%
1956 0.69 +0.06 +9.15%
1955 0.63 — —
1949 0 +0 —
1948 0 +0 —
1947 0 +0 —
1946 0 +0 —
1945 0 +0 —
1944 0 +0 —
1943 0 +0 —
1942 0 +0 —
1941 0 +0 —
1940 0 +0 —
1939 0 +0 —
1938 0 +0 —
1937 0 +0 —
1936 0 +0 —
1935 0 +0 —
1934 0 +0 —
1933 0 +0 —
1932 0 +0 —
1931 0 +0 —
1930 0 +0 —
1929 0 +0 —
1928 0 +0 —
1927 0 — —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CY Cyprus 0 YE Yemen 0.04 SY Syria 4.83 AM Armenia 5.26 GE Georgia 6.46 JO Jordan 7.2 IL Israel 20.42 AZ Azerbaijan 25.13 BH Bahrain 33.82 IQ Iraq 38.83 KW Kuwait 53.83 OM Oman 63.55 QA Qatar 102.76 TR Türkiye 119.5 AE United Arab Emirates 144.45 SA Saudi Arabia 205.97
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning natural gas. Per unit of energy, gas releases about half as much CO2 as coal, and the case for gas as a transition fuel rests on that. The case is incomplete, however: methane leaks in production and transport eat up part or all of the gain, and methane is not part of this series — it is counted separately.

Important: Combustion only. Methane leaks in production and transport are not part of this series, although they are what determines how much cleaner gas really is than coal.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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