Oil & gas production in Iraq: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

7 tracked facilities, ≈149,029,689 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing oil & gas production.

The numbers

Oil & gas production in Iraq at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	7	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	149,029,689 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	21,289,956 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€11,535M/yr	at €77.4/t EUA

No carbon-pricing instrument is tracked for this country on this hub — exporters of CBAM goods to the EU still pay the border price with no domestic deduction.

Largest emitters

Top 7 oil & gas production CO2 emitters in Iraq

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Iraq_Widyan - North Arabian Gulf_Conventional onshore	LUKOIL PJSC	99,995,863	€7,739.7M
2	Iraq_Zagros Foldbelt_Conventional onshore	National Iranian Oil Co	34,661,684	€2,682.8M
3	Iraq_Widyan - North Arabian Gulf_Acid/sour gas	—	6,629,425	€513.1M
4	Iraq_Southeast Turkey Foldbelt_Conventional onshore	DNO ASA	4,353,926	€337.0M
5	Iraq_Zagros Foldbelt_Heavy oil	—	1,927,360	€149.2M
6	Iraq_Southeast Turkey Foldbelt_Heavy oil	—	1,293,343	€100.1M
7	Iraq_Tabuk_Conventional onshore	—	168,088	€13.0M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Oil & gas production in United States

712,998,435 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in Russian Federation

515,555,902 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in Iran

292,069,171 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in Canada

252,343,963 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in Saudi Arabia

201,877,662 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Iraq

FAQ

Questions

How many oil & gas production facilities does Iraq have with tracked emissions?

7 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈149,029,689 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest oil & gas production emitter in Iraq?

Iraq_Widyan - North Arabian Gulf_Conventional onshore — ≈99,995,863 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€11,535M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.