Iraq vs South Korea: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Iraq
-0.8278 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
-0.4129 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq rank
66th
South Korea rank
63rd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Iraq
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -0.4129 terawatt-hours against -0.8278 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 0.4149 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
Iraq ranks 66th and South Korea ranks 63rd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0177 terawatt-hours | 0.1795 terawatt-hours | 0.1618 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0891 terawatt-hours | 0.0868 terawatt-hours | 0.0023 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.1568 terawatt-hours | 0.0668 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.0959 terawatt-hours | 0.1469 terawatt-hours | 0.051 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | -0.0729 terawatt-hours | 0.43 terawatt-hours | 0.5029 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.251 terawatt-hours | 5.93 terawatt-hours | 5.68 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2020s | -0.384 terawatt-hours | 7.86 terawatt-hours | 8.25 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Iraq or South Korea?
- South Korea, at -0.4129 terawatt-hours against -0.8278 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Iraq and South Korea?
- 0.4149 terawatt-hours, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and South Korea rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Iraq ranks 66th and South Korea ranks 63rd of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from renewables. 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.