CO2 emissions per person in Iraq

Carbon dioxide emissions in Iraq were 5.18 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1997.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Iraq, 2024 5.18 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 5.17 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Position in 2024 50th of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Iraq over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period IraqWorld
2024 5.18 t CO2 per person 4.69 t CO2 per person
2023 5.17 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2022 5.04 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2021 4.64 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2020 4.37 t CO2 per person 4.47 t CO2 per person
2019 4.70 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2018 4.49 t CO2 per person 4.73 t CO2 per person
2017 4.25 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2016 4.03 t CO2 per person 4.65 t CO2 per person
2015 3.67 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2014 3.78 t CO2 per person 4.78 t CO2 per person
2013 4.09 t CO2 per person 4.81 t CO2 per person
2012 3.95 t CO2 per person 4.77 t CO2 per person
2011 3.60 t CO2 per person 4.76 t CO2 per person
2010 3.59 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2009 3.22 t CO2 per person 4.45 t CO2 per person
2008 3.13 t CO2 per person 4.56 t CO2 per person
2007 2.76 t CO2 per person 4.59 t CO2 per person
2006 2.97 t CO2 per person 4.48 t CO2 per person
2005 3.07 t CO2 per person 4.39 t CO2 per person
2004 3.28 t CO2 per person 4.28 t CO2 per person
2003 3.09 t CO2 per person 4.15 t CO2 per person
2002 3.65 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2001 3.99 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2000 3.64 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 5.17 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 3.78 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +37.0%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Iraq has the 50th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Iraq
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database