Iran vs Iraq: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric

Iran
0.0088 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Iraq
0.0083 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Iran rank
145th
Iraq rank
148th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric over time

  • Iran
  • Iraq
00.0050.010.015196119902019

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0088 units per square kilometre against 0.0083 units per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0005 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iran ranks 145th and Iraq ranks 148th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre Iraq
1970s 0.0083 units per square kilometre 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 0.01 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre Iran
1990s 0.0127 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre Iran
2000s 0.0124 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre Iran
2010s 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0091 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - enteric, Iran or Iraq?
Iran, at 0.0088 units per square kilometre against 0.0083 units per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - enteric between Iran and Iraq?
0.0005 units per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - enteric?
Iran ranks 145th and Iraq ranks 148th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation, 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) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 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.