Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Iraq
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Iraq rank
80th
Saudi Arabia rank
81st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 °C.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 80th and Saudi Arabia ranks 81st of 201 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Iraq, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 0 °C, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Iraq ranks 80th and Saudi Arabia ranks 81st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.