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.
Iraq, 2024
5.18
Change from 2023
+0.3%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
50th of 203
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.
| Period | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
More for Iraq
All statistics for Iraq
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
9.0 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.99e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.26e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
413.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
163.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
6.93 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank