Egypt vs Iraq: Annual change in primary energy use
Egypt
24.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
26.89 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
19th
Iraq rank
18th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 26.89 terawatt-hours against 24.44 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 2.45 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 19th and Iraq ranks 18th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.68 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 7.76 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1970s | 10.17 terawatt-hours | 5.92 terawatt-hours | 4.26 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 19.56 terawatt-hours | 16.05 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 14.77 terawatt-hours | -2.86 terawatt-hours | 17.62 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 32.46 terawatt-hours | 11.21 terawatt-hours | 21.24 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 18.16 terawatt-hours | 33.72 terawatt-hours | 15.57 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | 14.21 terawatt-hours | 4.58 terawatt-hours | 9.63 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Egypt or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 26.89 terawatt-hours against 24.44 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Egypt and Iraq?
- 2.45 terawatt-hours, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Egypt ranks 19th and Iraq ranks 18th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.