Total greenhouse gas emissions in Iraq

Iraq emitted 413.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Iraq, 2024 413.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.0% 2023: 405.2 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 20th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Iraq over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period IraqWorld
2024 413.3 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 405.2 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 399.2 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 361.8 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 345.6 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 377.1 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 357.5 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 339.9 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 325.5 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 275.9 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 265.5 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 265.3 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 253.4 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 223.8 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 210.5 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 187.3 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 171.5 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 154.4 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 164.1 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 164.5 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 170.9 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 152.2 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 169.9 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 181.7 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 167.9 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.0% from 405.2 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 265.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +55.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Iraq has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

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.ALL.MT.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