Egypt vs Iraq: Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar
Egypt
49.3%
in 2025
Iraq
52.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
18th
Iraq rank
17th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 52.5% against 49.3% in Egypt, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 18th and Iraq ranks 17th of 78 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 192.3% | 96.8% | 95.5% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 8.8% | 38.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from solar, Egypt or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 52.5% against 49.3% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from solar between Egypt and Iraq?
- 3.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from solar?
- Egypt ranks 18th and Iraq ranks 17th of 78 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 solar. 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.