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Iraq: Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions

145.34Mt CO2e · 2024+37.9% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Reported as: Energy. Annual figures for Iraq from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
2024145.341
2023143.998
2022149.696
2021135.96
2020136.638
2019158.49
2018153.682
2017150.416
2016148.723
2015117.763
2014105.373
201399.663
201299.535
201188.024
201079.937
200971.866
200863.904
200759.855
200663.438
200561.732
200466.688
200356.062
200258.137
200165.946
200064.768
199959.746
199850.606
199742.622
199625
199526.393
199424.976
199322.859
199219.397
199113.855
199089.014
1989125.147
1988116.717
198790.327
198673.33
198562.049
198452.289
198343.35
198243.739
198142.724
1980109.711
1979143.105
1978105.917
197796.285
197699.435
197592.934
197480.965
197383.178
197260.314
197169.575
197069.571

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-fugitive-emissions (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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