Iraq vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Iraq
4.0%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.6%
in 2024
Iraq rank
53rd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
50th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Iraq
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 4.6% against 4.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Iraq ranks 53rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 50th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.0% | -0.3% | 11.3% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 5.1% | -3.4% | 8.5% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 2.8% | 4.6% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -3.1% | 3.7% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Iraq or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 4.6% against 4.0% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.6%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Iraq ranks 53rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 50th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.