Iraq vs Thailand: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Iraq
-21.4%
in 2025
Thailand
-14.6%
in 2025
Iraq rank
78th
Thailand rank
75th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Iraq
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -14.6% against -21.4% in Iraq, a difference of 6.8%.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 75th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 8.1% | 11.1% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 23.0% | 16.4% | 6.6% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 16.2% | 12.5% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 0.6% | 14.0% | Iraq |
| 2000s | -0.7% | 17.0% | 17.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 18.4% | 3.6% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Iraq or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -14.6% against -21.4% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Iraq and Thailand?
- 6.8%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Thailand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Iraq ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 75th of 80 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.