Iraq vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Iraq
0.1982 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
0.2044 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq rank
60th
Norway rank
59th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Iraq
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2044 terawatt-hours against 0.1982 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 0.0062 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Norway ahead.
Iraq ranks 60th and Norway ranks 59th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0377 terawatt-hours | 0.0097 terawatt-hours | 0.0279 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0332 terawatt-hours | 0.1056 terawatt-hours | 0.0724 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Iraq or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.2044 terawatt-hours against 0.1982 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Iraq and Norway?
- 0.0062 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Iraq ranks 60th and Norway ranks 59th 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 solar. 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.