Nitrous oxide emissions in Iraq
Iraq emitted 6.93 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Iraq, 2024
6.93
Change from 2023
+2.4%
World, 2024
2,527.41 Mt CO2e
Position in 2024
57th of 203
Nitrous oxide 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.
| Period | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.93 Mt CO2e | 2,527.41 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 6.77 Mt CO2e | 2,505.59 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 6.52 Mt CO2e | 2,471.90 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 6.03 Mt CO2e | 2,454.32 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 5.96 Mt CO2e | 2,423.63 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 6.70 Mt CO2e | 2,419.56 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 6.21 Mt CO2e | 2,385.52 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 5.85 Mt CO2e | 2,376.62 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 6.15 Mt CO2e | 2,363.67 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 5.56 Mt CO2e | 2,341.39 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 6.37 Mt CO2e | 2,323.79 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 6.21 Mt CO2e | 2,323.96 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 5.82 Mt CO2e | 2,294.92 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 5.52 Mt CO2e | 2,278.65 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 5.32 Mt CO2e | 2,220.82 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 5.14 Mt CO2e | 2,186.55 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 4.47 Mt CO2e | 2,186.17 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 4.14 Mt CO2e | 2,210.85 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 4.20 Mt CO2e | 2,166.48 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 4.21 Mt CO2e | 2,126.09 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 3.40 Mt CO2e | 2,103.56 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 3.59 Mt CO2e | 2,045.86 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 6.34 Mt CO2e | 2,013.85 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 5.08 Mt CO2e | 2,006.31 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 4.70 Mt CO2e | 2,012.74 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.4% from 6.77 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.37 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +8.9%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Iraq has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.
More for Iraq
All statistics for Iraq
Methane emissions
163.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Total greenhouse gas emissions
413.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.99e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.26e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
9.0 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
5.18 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank