Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iraq
Iraq: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 7.07 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iraq, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iraq stood at 7.07 billion current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 109.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iraq peaked at 7.12 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 583.46 million current US$, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 32nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 billion current US$ | 583.46 million current US$ | 1.97 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.00 billion current US$ | 1.63 billion current US$ | 2.60 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 billion current US$ | 3.10 billion current US$ | 7.12 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.78 billion current US$ | 6.49 billion current US$ | 7.07 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Iraq
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,300 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 464.62 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 357.40 million current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 1.73 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 1.33 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 7.04 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 5,690 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 331.24 trillion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 254.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 267.45 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iraq?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Iraq was 7.07 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7.12 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 583.46 million current US$ in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Iraq ranks 32nd out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.