Iran vs Iraq: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square

Iran
0.0203 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Iraq
0.0227 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Iran rank
148th
Iraq rank
145th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square over time

  • Iran
  • Iraq
00.010.02199020042019

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0227 units per square kilometre against 0.0203 units per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0024 units per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iran ranks 148th and Iraq ranks 145th of 209 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0117 units per square kilometre 0.0153 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0157 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0187 units per square kilometre 0.0189 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square, Iran or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.0227 units per square kilometre against 0.0203 units per square kilometre in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square between Iran and Iraq?
0.0024 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
Iran ranks 148th and Iraq ranks 145th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.