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CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt) in Iraq was 14,297.63 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,714.19 in 2009 and a minimum value of 575.72 in 1986.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1960	1,158.77
1961	1,224.78
1962	1,239.45
1963	1,393.46
1964	1,459.47
1965	953.42
1966	1,041.43
1967	891.08
1968	931.42
1969	1,463.13
1970	1,507.14
1971	1,778.50
1972	1,796.83
1973	2,324.88
1974	1,554.81
1975	2,497.23
1976	3,465.32
1977	2,266.21
1978	2,346.88
1979	3,366.31
1980	2,464.22
1981	656.39
1982	667.39
1983	656.39
1984	924.08
1985	1,540.14
1986	575.72
1987	1,921.51
1988	2,896.93
1989	2,482.56
1990	3,692.67
1991	3,531.32
1992	4,360.06
1993	4,899.11
1994	6,090.89
1995	6,090.89
1996	6,226.57
1997	5,859.87
1998	5,518.84
1999	5,947.87
2000	5,892.87
2001	5,163.14
2002	4,301.39
2003	2,918.93
2004	1,870.17
2005	12,449.46
2006	11,969.09
2007	12,038.76
2008	15,262.05
2009	16,714.19
2010	14,829.35
2011	13,919.93
2012	13,164.53
2013	13,069.19
2014	12,643.82
2015	12,995.85
2016	14,297.63

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (% of total) in Iraq was 8.30 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 17.74 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1.21 in 1986.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1960	14.02
1961	14.05
1962	13.72
1963	14.83
1964	16.08
1965	4.94
1966	3.76
1967	4.84
1968	4.72
1969	6.47
1970	6.30
1971	6.16
1972	6.08
1973	7.59
1974	5.02
1975	7.53
1976	7.10
1977	5.18
1978	5.55
1979	6.35
1980	5.41
1981	2.04
1982	2.18
1983	1.69
1984	2.30
1985	3.45
1986	1.21
1987	3.63
1988	4.26
1989	3.39
1990	5.69
1991	7.55
1992	6.47
1993	5.52
1994	6.11
1995	6.34
1996	6.34
1997	5.06
1998	6.77
1999	9.21
2000	7.90
2001	6.12
2002	5.42
2003	4.05
2004	2.48
2005	14.11
2006	14.27
2007	15.54
2008	17.74
2009	15.55
2010	12.33
2011	10.62
2012	8.67
2013	8.04
2014	7.49
2015	8.01
2016	8.30

CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP)

The latest value for CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP) in Iraq was 1.02 as of 2018. Over the past 28 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2.49 in 1994 and 0.73 in 2000.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1990	1.05
1991	2.10
1992	2.28
1993	2.31
1994	2.49
1995	2.35
1996	2.17
1997	2.11
1998	1.10
1999	0.74
2000	0.73
2001	0.81
2002	0.83
2003	1.20
2004	0.81
2005	0.94
2006	0.84
2007	0.77
2008	0.79
2009	0.95
2010	1.00
2011	1.01
2012	1.03
2013	1.02
2014	1.06
2015	0.97
2016	0.91
2017	0.93
2018	1.02

CO2 emissions (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions (kt) in Iraq was 188,140 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 188,140 in 2018 and a minimum value of 46,770 in 1991.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1990	64,850
1991	46,770
1992	67,390
1993	88,770
1994	99,730
1995	96,100
1996	98,220
1997	115,790
1998	81,460
1999	64,610
2000	74,570
2001	84,300
2002	79,410
2003	72,080
2004	75,290
2005	88,230
2006	83,890
2007	77,470
2008	86,040
2009	107,520
2010	120,230
2011	131,030
2012	151,860
2013	162,550
2014	168,840
2015	162,190
2016	172,350
2017	174,290
2018	188,140

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt) in Iraq was 142,654 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 142,654 in 2016 and a minimum value of 6,788 in 1967.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1960	6,791
1961	7,026
1962	7,345
1963	7,528
1964	7,066
1965	8,053
1966	15,112
1967	6,788
1968	9,344
1969	10,077
1970	11,426
1971	12,515
1972	14,316
1973	12,937
1974	12,897
1975	12,541
1976	22,486
1977	22,728
1978	19,765
1979	23,630
1980	21,852
1981	22,167
1982	20,385
1983	28,830
1984	27,385
1985	28,760
1986	30,913
1987	36,190
1988	50,909
1989	55,133
1990	33,238
1991	39,519
1992	53,641
1993	57,370
1994	64,151
1995	67,110
1996	62,379
1997	60,641
1998	64,316
1999	62,013
2000	61,730
2001	75,357
2002	77,722
2003	85,324
2004	95,566
2005	87,377
2006	71,877
2007	35,016
2008	63,201
2009	70,777
2010	79,457
2011	99,420
2012	113,241
2013	122,628
2014	124,722
2015	121,169
2016	142,654

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total) in Iraq was 82.77 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 126.93 in 2004, while its lowest value was 36.90 in 1967.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1960	82.17
1961	80.57
1962	81.32
1963	80.13
1964	77.86
1965	41.69
1966	54.55
1967	36.90
1968	47.39
1969	44.54
1970	47.79
1971	43.36
1972	48.44
1973	42.22
1974	41.68
1975	37.82
1976	46.08
1977	52.00
1978	46.71
1979	44.59
1980	47.96
1981	69.01
1982	66.57
1983	74.40
1984	68.11
1985	64.38
1986	64.74
1987	68.43
1988	74.95
1989	75.27
1990	51.25
1991	84.50
1992	79.60
1993	64.63
1994	64.32
1995	69.83
1996	63.51
1997	52.37
1998	78.95
1999	95.98
2000	82.78
2001	89.39
2002	97.87
2003	118.37
2004	126.93
2005	99.03
2006	85.68
2007	45.20
2008	73.46
2009	65.83
2010	66.09
2011	75.88
2012	74.57
2013	75.44
2014	73.87
2015	74.71
2016	82.77

CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)

The value for CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) in Iraq was 4.90 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.40 in 1997 and a minimum value of 2.61 in 1991.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1990	3.72
1991	2.61
1992	3.66
1993	4.68
1994	5.10
1995	4.77
1996	4.73
1997	5.40
1998	3.68
1999	2.83
2000	3.17
2001	3.48
2002	3.19
2003	2.81
2004	2.86
2005	3.28
2006	3.06
2007	2.78
2008	3.03
2009	3.71
2010	4.04
2011	4.26
2012	4.76
2013	4.90
2014	4.91
2015	4.56
2016	4.71
2017	4.64
2018	4.90

CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)

The latest value for CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) in Iraq was 0.45 as of 2018. Over the past 27 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1.09 in 1994 and 0.25 in 2007.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1991	0.98
1992	1.04
1993	1.02
1994	1.09
1995	1.00
1996	0.91
1997	0.87
1998	0.45
1999	0.30
2000	0.29
2001	0.31
2002	0.32
2003	0.44
2004	0.29
2005	0.33
2006	0.29
2007	0.25
2008	0.26
2009	0.31
2010	0.32
2011	0.32
2012	0.31
2013	0.32
2014	0.35
2015	0.47
2016	0.50
2017	0.44
2018	0.45

CO2 emissions (kg per 2011 PPP $ of GDP)

The latest value for CO2 emissions (kg per 2011 PPP $ of GDP) in Iraq was 0.46 as of 2018. Over the past 28 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1.18 in 1994 and 0.34 in 2000.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1990	0.49
1991	0.99
1992	1.07
1993	1.09
1994	1.18
1995	1.11
1996	1.02
1997	0.99
1998	0.52
1999	0.35
2000	0.34
2001	0.38
2002	0.39
2003	0.56
2004	0.38
2005	0.44
2006	0.40
2007	0.36
2008	0.37
2009	0.45
2010	0.47
2011	0.48
2012	0.48
2013	0.48
2014	0.50
2015	0.46
2016	0.43
2017	0.44
2018	0.46

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt) in Iraq was 0.00 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.00 in 1974 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1992.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1960	7.33
1961	3.67
1962	3.67
1963	3.67
1964	3.67
1965	3.67
1966	3.67
1967	3.67
1968	3.67
1969	3.67
1970	3.67
1971	11.00
1972	7.33
1973	3.67
1974	11.00
1975	3.67
1976	3.67
1977	3.67
1978	3.67
1979	3.67
1980	3.67
1981	3.67
1982	3.67
1983	3.67
1984	3.67
1985	3.67
1986	3.67
1987	3.67
1988	3.67
1989	3.67
1990	3.67
1991	3.67
1992	0.00
1993	0.00
1994	0.00
1995	0.00
1996	0.00
1997	0.00
1998	0.00
1999	0.00
2000	0.00
2001	0.00
2002	0.00
2003	0.00
2004	0.00
2005	0.00
2006	0.00
2007	0.00
2008	0.00
2009	0.00
2010	0.00
2011	0.00
2012	0.00
2013	0.00
2014	0.00
2015	0.00
2016	0.00

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total) in Iraq was 0.000 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 0.089 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1992.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year	Value
1960	0.089
1961	0.042
1962	0.041
1963	0.039
1964	0.040
1965	0.019
1966	0.013
1967	0.020
1968	0.019
1969	0.016
1970	0.015
1971	0.038
1972	0.025
1973	0.012
1974	0.036
1975	0.011
1976	0.008
1977	0.008
1978	0.009
1979	0.007
1980	0.008
1981	0.011
1982	0.012
1983	0.009
1984	0.009
1985	0.008
1986	0.008
1987	0.007
1988	0.005
1989	0.005
1990	0.006
1991	0.008
1992	0.000
1993	0.000
1994	0.000
1995	0.000
1996	0.000
1997	0.000
1998	0.000
1999	0.000
2000	0.000
2001	0.000
2002	0.000
2003	0.000
2004	0.000
2005	0.000
2006	0.000
2007	0.000
2008	0.000
2009	0.000
2010	0.000
2011	0.000
2012	0.000
2013	0.000
2014	0.000
2015	0.000
2016	0.000

CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion) in Iraq was 6.47 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 21.05 in 1971, while its lowest value was 6.47 in 2014.

Definition: CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services contains all emissions from fuel combustion in households. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 4 b. Commercial and public services includes emissions from all activities of ISIC Divisions 41, 50-52, 55, 63-67, 70-75, 80, 85, 90-93 and 99.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year	Value
1971	21.05
1972	17.41
1973	18.39
1974	20.98
1975	20.15
1976	18.21
1977	18.05
1978	16.60
1979	14.71
1980	15.44
1981	14.50
1982	12.30
1983	11.38
1984	9.71
1985	9.83
1986	11.38
1987	12.59
1988	12.11
1989	11.83
1990	11.80
1991	8.95
1992	7.21
1993	8.19
1994	7.85
1995	6.90
1996	10.40
1997	9.03
1998	9.18
1999	12.68
2000	12.40
2001	11.15
2002	11.93
2003	12.58
2004	14.30
2005	17.21
2006	16.21
2007	17.27
2008	16.95
2009	11.07
2010	10.11
2011	10.21
2012	9.33
2013	8.64
2014	6.47

CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (% of total fuel combustion) in Iraq was 65.04 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 65.04 in 2014, while its lowest value was 19.92 in 1982.

Definition: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year	Value
1971	40.83
1972	44.56
1973	40.51
1974	36.35
1975	33.93
1976	34.44
1977	33.42
1978	34.96
1979	35.56
1980	31.45
1981	24.87
1982	19.92
1983	30.08
1984	31.76
1985	32.80
1986	37.01
1987	34.57
1988	35.53
1989	34.68
1990	31.80
1991	32.86
1992	44.68
1993	52.98
1994	56.58
1995	56.44
1996	54.26
1997	61.58
1998	47.92
1999	30.99
2000	35.37
2001	39.42
2002	38.04
2003	46.33
2004	42.36
2005	37.62
2006	36.50
2007	28.26
2008	39.54
2009	53.50
2010	55.49
2011	50.97
2012	50.21
2013	54.72
2014	65.04

CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (% of total fuel combustion) in Iraq was 7.90 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 18.78 in 1976, while its lowest value was 7.38 in 2010.

Definition: CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction contains the emissions from combustion of fuels in industry. The IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 2 includes these emissions. However, in the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the IPCC category also includes emissions from industry autoproducers that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Manufacturing industries and construction also includes emissions from coke inputs into blast furnaces, which may be reported either in the transformation sector, the industry sector or the separate IPCC Source/Sink Category 2, Industrial Processes.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year	Value
1971	14.26
1972	13.84
1973	16.19
1974	15.99
1975	17.97
1976	18.78
1977	17.01
1978	16.56
1979	17.50
1980	15.63
1981	16.36
1982	18.26
1983	14.47
1984	14.45
1985	15.20
1986	13.31
1987	13.59
1988	15.41
1989	15.26
1990	14.87
1991	15.89
1992	13.07
1993	10.93
1994	10.48
1995	10.68
1996	10.57
1997	8.58
1998	12.33
1999	16.55
2000	14.84
2001	13.52
2002	13.07
2003	10.12
2004	10.23
2005	9.57
2006	9.77
2007	13.04
2008	9.35
2009	7.79
2010	7.38
2011	9.06
2012	12.22
2013	10.46
2014	7.90

CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion) in Iraq was 0.000 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 0.000 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1971.

Definition: CO2 emissions from other sectors, less residential buildings and commercial and public services, contains the emissions from commercial/institutional activities, residential, agriculture/forestry, fishing and other emissions not specified elsewhere that are included in the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 4 and 1 A 5. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the category also includes emissions from autoproducers in the commercial/residential/agricultural sectors that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year	Value
1971	0.000
1972	0.000
1973	0.000
1974	0.000
1975	0.000
1976	0.000
1977	0.000
1978	0.000
1979	0.000
1980	0.000
1981	0.000
1982	0.000
1983	0.000
1984	0.000
1985	0.000
1986	0.000
1987	0.000
1988	0.000
1989	0.000
1990	0.000
1991	0.000
1992	0.000
1993	0.000
1994	0.000
1995	0.000
1996	0.000
1997	0.000
1998	0.000
1999	0.000
2000	0.000
2001	0.000
2002	0.000
2003	0.000
2004	0.000
2005	0.000
2006	0.000
2007	0.000
2008	0.000
2009	0.000
2010	0.000
2011	0.000
2012	0.000
2013	0.000
2014	0.000

CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion) in Iraq was 20.58 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 49.52 in 1982, while its lowest value was 20.58 in 2014.

Definition: CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year	Value
1971	23.86
1972	24.11
1973	24.92
1974	26.68
1975	28.01
1976	28.53
1977	31.53
1978	31.92
1979	32.28
1980	37.44
1981	44.24
1982	49.52
1983	44.10
1984	44.11
1985	42.18
1986	38.28
1987	39.23
1988	36.93
1989	38.21
1990	41.53
1991	42.31
1992	35.05
1993	27.89
1994	25.09
1995	25.98
1996	24.78
1997	20.81
1998	30.58
1999	39.76
2000	37.40
2001	35.91
2002	36.96
2003	30.99
2004	33.12
2005	35.60
2006	37.51
2007	41.43
2008	34.14
2009	27.63
2010	27.01
2011	29.75
2012	28.24
2013	26.18
2014	20.58

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions