Iraq vs Turkey: Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar
Iraq
52.5%
in 2025
Turkey
43.6%
in 2025
Iraq rank
17th
Turkey rank
19th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar over time
- Iraq
- Turkey
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 52.5% against 43.6% in Turkey, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Turkey ahead.
Iraq ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 19th of 78 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.8% | 329.2% | 232.4% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 30.1% | 21.3% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from solar, Iraq or Turkey?
- Iraq, at 52.5% against 43.6% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from solar between Iraq and Turkey?
- 8.9%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Turkey?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Turkey rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from solar?
- Iraq ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 19th 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.