Methane emissions in Iraq

Iraq emitted 163.2 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Iraq, 2024 163.2 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.2% 2023: 161.2 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 10th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane 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.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period IraqWorld
2024 163.2 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 161.2 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 166.4 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 152.4 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 152.4 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 173.7 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 167.5 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 164.2 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 162.1 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 130.5 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 119.0 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 113.0 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 112.9 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 100.8 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 92.2 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 83.8 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 74.9 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 70.4 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 73.7 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 71.7 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 76.0 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 64.7 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 67.7 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 75.2 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 73.8 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2% from 161.2 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 119.0 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +37.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Iraq has the 10th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 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.CH4.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