Iraq Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
413,276,421
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.00%
increase
Global Share
0.78%
Per Capita
8.98
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Iraq were 413,276,421 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2% over the previous year, representing an increase by 8,103,260 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 405,173,161 tons.
- Per capita: 8.98 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Iraq accounts for 0.78% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 413,276,421 | 238,670,397 | 163,159,155 | 6,933,312 | 4,513,557 | 8.98 | 2% | 0.78% |
| 2023 | 405,173,161 | 232,975,961 | 161,199,941 | 6,770,364 | 4,226,895 | 9.03 | 1.5% | 0.77% |
| 2022 | 399,167,465 | 222,278,365 | 166,428,032 | 6,521,843 | 3,939,225 | 9.13 | 10.32% | 0.77% |
| 2021 | 361,816,746 | 199,709,826 | 152,428,161 | 6,025,187 | 3,653,572 | 8.49 | 4.69% | 0.71% |
| 2020 | 345,617,846 | 183,874,331 | 152,420,822 | 5,962,141 | 3,360,552 | 8.33 | −8.35% | 0.71% |
| 2019 | 377,126,643 | 193,648,142 | 173,701,092 | 6,701,196 | 3,076,213 | 9.33 | 5.5% | 0.74% |
| 2018 | 357,464,547 | 180,942,928 | 167,515,729 | 6,208,489 | 2,797,401 | 9.09 | 5.18% | 0.71% |
| 2017 | 339,868,227 | 167,345,270 | 164,192,971 | 5,848,154 | 2,481,832 | 8.88 | 4.41% | 0.69% |
| 2016 | 325,512,034 | 155,044,239 | 162,092,094 | 6,152,429 | 2,223,272 | 8.75 | 17.97% | 0.67% |
| 2015 | 275,916,288 | 137,904,074 | 130,494,241 | 5,557,006 | 1,960,967 | 7.64 | 3.93% | 0.57% |
| 2014 | 265,477,194 | 138,287,957 | 119,038,583 | 6,368,388 | 1,782,265 | 7.58 | 0.07% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 265,303,351 | 144,410,162 | 113,046,528 | 6,205,953 | 1,640,708 | 7.83 | 4.72% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 253,353,124 | 133,044,768 | 112,892,301 | 5,821,255 | 1,594,800 | 7.73 | 13.21% | 0.53% |
| 2011 | 223,788,567 | 115,906,455 | 100,800,825 | 5,520,137 | 1,561,151 | 7.05 | 6.3% | 0.48% |
| 2010 | 210,534,175 | 111,493,529 | 92,170,548 | 5,324,025 | 1,546,074 | 6.84 | 12.38% | 0.46% |
| 2009 | 187,344,036 | 96,850,379 | 83,803,758 | 5,140,265 | 1,549,635 | 6.27 | 9.24% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 171,497,820 | 90,671,351 | 74,863,624 | 4,465,495 | 1,497,350 | 5.89 | 11.05% | 0.39% |
| 2007 | 154,437,949 | 78,430,040 | 70,427,324 | 4,142,045 | 1,438,540 | 5.44 | −5.91% | 0.36% |
| 2006 | 164,146,874 | 84,863,994 | 73,679,053 | 4,198,385 | 1,405,442 | 5.93 | −0.23% | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 164,520,827 | 87,236,339 | 71,742,541 | 4,210,626 | 1,331,320 | 6.09 | −3.72% | 0.40% |
| 2004 | 170,869,918 | 90,321,883 | 76,000,356 | 3,401,644 | 1,146,035 | 6.49 | 12.27% | 0.43% |
| 2003 | 152,200,999 | 82,888,450 | 64,726,983 | 3,593,010 | 992,555 | 5.94 | −10.44% | 0.40% |
| 2002 | 169,949,836 | 95,051,759 | 67,715,337 | 6,342,565 | 840,175 | 6.81 | −6.45% | 0.46% |
| 2001 | 181,674,412 | 100,652,777 | 75,236,931 | 5,078,380 | 706,324 | 7.49 | 8.24% | 0.50% |
| 2000 | 167,851,367 | 88,811,043 | 73,780,176 | 4,695,916 | 564,232 | 7.12 | 13.35% | 0.47% |
| 1999 | 148,087,878 | 74,302,694 | 68,698,130 | 4,707,294 | 379,760 | 6.47 | −6.83% | 0.42% |
| 1998 | 158,937,416 | 94,267,732 | 59,559,251 | 4,803,673 | 306,760 | 7.16 | −10.33% | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 177,248,307 | 121,121,129 | 51,068,787 | 4,775,398 | 282,993 | 8.24 | 28.29% | 0.51% |
| 1996 | 138,161,799 | 100,664,722 | 32,778,949 | 4,452,906 | 265,221 | 6.63 | −6.89% | 0.40% |
| 1995 | 148,392,937 | 109,099,982 | 34,599,360 | 4,455,510 | 238,085 | 7.34 | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| 1994 | 148,303,737 | 109,954,598 | 33,490,471 | 4,617,437 | 241,231 | 7.57 | 8.73% | 0.45% |
| 1993 | 136,395,166 | 100,171,128 | 31,371,238 | 4,606,174 | 246,625 | 7.17 | 27.95% | 0.42% |
| 1992 | 106,600,304 | 75,774,160 | 26,900,392 | 3,659,176 | 266,576 | 5.78 | 35.98% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 78,394,927 | 54,450,923 | 20,606,705 | 3,074,164 | 263,136 | 4.37 | −54.35% | 0.24% |
| 1990 | 171,718,241 | 69,444,529 | 98,019,739 | 4,004,558 | 249,414 | 9.83 | −18.94% | 0.53% |
| 1989 | 211,841,260 | 73,493,378 | 134,075,121 | 3,910,156 | 362,605 | 12.43 | 8.34% | 0.66% |
| 1988 | 195,540,986 | 65,811,052 | 125,322,839 | 3,974,696 | 432,400 | 11.74 | 19.09% | 0.62% |
| 1987 | 164,202,548 | 61,145,629 | 98,772,958 | 3,736,881 | 547,080 | 10.08 | 11.5% | 0.54% |
| 1986 | 147,270,477 | 61,416,625 | 81,588,782 | 3,637,386 | 627,685 | 9.24 | 13.98% | 0.50% |
| 1985 | 129,211,202 | 54,719,580 | 70,241,034 | 3,547,937 | 702,650 | 8.3 | 15.1% | 0.44% |
| 1984 | 112,260,628 | 47,717,957 | 60,536,892 | 3,402,533 | 603,245 | 7.38 | 14.92% | 0.39% |
| 1983 | 97,688,175 | 42,379,792 | 51,658,519 | 3,158,479 | 491,385 | 6.59 | 3.66% | 0.35% |
| 1982 | 94,240,102 | 38,521,471 | 52,021,968 | 3,209,273 | 487,390 | 6.53 | 3.71% | 0.34% |
| 1981 | 90,872,080 | 36,302,858 | 50,965,210 | 3,124,376 | 479,635 | 6.47 | −47.7% | 0.33% |
| 1980 | 173,736,360 | 52,234,958 | 117,878,911 | 3,116,771 | 505,720 | 12.72 | −18.26% | 0.61% |
| 1979 | 212,539,246 | 58,092,208 | 150,954,681 | 3,070,062 | 422,295 | 16.03 | 29.81% | 0.74% |
| 1978 | 163,737,031 | 46,909,495 | 113,555,360 | 2,933,542 | 338,635 | 12.73 | 9.33% | 0.58% |
| 1977 | 149,760,232 | 42,633,949 | 103,916,053 | 2,918,595 | 291,635 | 12.02 | −4.22% | 0.55% |
| 1976 | 156,350,629 | 46,459,761 | 106,846,076 | 2,796,162 | 248,630 | 12.96 | 11.66% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 140,018,975 | 37,027,033 | 100,139,255 | 2,634,136 | 218,550 | 11.98 | 13.39% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 123,484,119 | 32,355,983 | 88,303,516 | 2,606,071 | 218,550 | 10.92 | 0% | 0.49% |
| 1973 | 123,490,098 | 30,063,705 | 90,666,586 | 2,541,257 | 218,550 | 11.28 | 25.64% | 0.49% |
| 1972 | 98,292,028 | 27,394,053 | 68,020,231 | 2,659,193 | 218,550 | 9.27 | −8.74% | 0.41% |
| 1971 | 107,709,476 | 27,538,205 | 77,384,011 | 2,568,710 | 218,550 | 10.5 | 4.05% | 0.46% |
| 1970 | 103,520,899 | 23,561,141 | 77,123,373 | 2,617,834 | 218,550 | 10.44 | – | 0.45% |
See also
- Iraq CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Iraq
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).