Afghanistan vs Iraq: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per

Afghanistan
0.0253 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Iraq
0.0281 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
166th
Iraq rank
163rd

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
00.010.020.03199020042019

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0281 units per square kilometre against 0.0253 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0028 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 166th and Iraq ranks 163rd of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0156 units per square kilometre 0.0257 units per square kilometre 0.0101 units per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.0194 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.0055 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0255 units per square kilometre 0.0265 units per square kilometre 0.001 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) - farm-gate emissions, per, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.0281 units per square kilometre against 0.0253 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per between Afghanistan and Iraq?
0.0028 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per?
Afghanistan ranks 166th and Iraq ranks 163rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, 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) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions 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.