Iraq vs Philippines: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Iraq
0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Philippines
0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
162nd
Philippines rank
161st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Iraq
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 162nd and Philippines ranks 161st of 201 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1860s | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.1551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.1412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.2164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.2853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.3328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Iraq or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Iraq and Philippines?
- 0.0057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Philippines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Philippines rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Iraq ranks 162nd and Philippines ranks 161st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.