Iraq CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Iraq emit in 2008?

Iraq emitted 93.94 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 0.29% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Iraq in 2008?

In 2008, Iraq emitted 3.22 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 29218384.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 93.94 million tonnes emitted by Iraq in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 62.79 2.15
Gas 15.25 0.52
Coal 0.0 0.0
Cement 2.31 0.08
Flaring 13.59 0.47

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