Oil refining in Iraq: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

14 tracked facilities, ≈3,673,250 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 refining.

The numbers

Oil refining in Iraq at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	14	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	3,673,250 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	262,375 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€284M/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 10 oil refining CO2 emitters in Iraq

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	INOC Basrah Refinery	Iraq National Oil Co	1,061,446	€82.2M
2	INOC Daurah Nassiriya Refinery	Iraq National Oil Co	813,401	€63.0M
3	INOC Karbala Oil Refinery	Iraq National Oil Co	604,525	€46.8M
4	INOC Baiji Refinery	Iraq National Oil Co	330,322	€25.6M
5	KAR Erbil Refinery	Kar Oil Refining	259,539	€20.1M
6	INOC Kirkuk Refinery	Iraq National Oil Co	132,129	€10.2M
7	Qaiwan Bazian Refinery	Qaiwan Group	94,378	€7.3M
8	INOC Maysan Refinery	Iraq National Oil Co	94,378	€7.3M
9	INOC Samawah Refinery	Iraq National Oil Co	70,783	€5.5M
10	INOC Nassiriya Refinery	Iraq National Oil Co	70,783	€5.5M

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

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Same industry, other countries

Oil refining in United States

186,505,868 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in China

178,383,452 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in India

70,283,893 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Russian Federation

59,137,040 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Saudi Arabia

33,605,972 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Iraq

Oil & gas production in Iraq

149,029,689 t CO2/yr

Cement in Iraq

12,110,607 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many oil refining facilities does Iraq have with tracked emissions?

14 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈3,673,250 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest oil refining emitter in Iraq?

INOC Basrah Refinery — ≈1,061,446 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€284M 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.