How have things changed?, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0012 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Iraq, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Iraq is 0.0012 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0042 metric tons per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 metric tons per person, in 2003.
That places Iraq 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.002 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -18.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -30.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +80.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +40.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -18.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -16.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +25.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +104.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -52.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -37.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +45.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +52.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -33.5% |
| 2004 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +36.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +58.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +67.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +52.1% |
| 2013 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -40.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0012 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0012 metric tons per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0038 metric tons per person, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +104.9% | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0042 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.0042 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 183 Burkina Faso 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 184 Burundi 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 185 North Macedonia 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 187 Belarus 0.001 metric tons per person compare
- 188 Lesotho 0.0009 metric tons per person compare
- 189 Sudan 0.0009 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Iraq?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Iraq was 0.0012 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 metric tons per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 metric tons per person in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.