Iran vs Iraq: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Iran

175.7 Mt CO2e

in 2024

Iraq

163.16 Mt CO2e

in 2024

Iran rank

8th

Iraq rank

10th

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

Iran
Iraq

How they compare

Iran currently reports 175.7 Mt CO2e against 163.16 Mt CO2e in Iraq, a difference of 12.54 Mt CO2e.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 10th of 203 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit: Mt CO2e
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).