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Iraq: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

683.09gCO2e per kWh · 2024+5.9% since 2014

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Iraq from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2024683.09
2023685.167
2022688.667
2021677.669
2020674.206
2019668.831
2018682.116
2017666.884
2016648.468
2015654.473
2014645.183
2013620.323
2012612.386
2011640.26
2010616.684
2009635.931
2008631.155
2007574.428
2006571.593
2005554.77
2004652.307
2003655.348
2002657.088
2001656.651
2000658.401

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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