Iraq vs Turkey: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Iraq
4.0%
in 2025
Turkey
4.5%
in 2025
Iraq rank
53rd
Turkey rank
51st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Iraq
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 4.5% against 4.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Turkey ahead.
Iraq ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 51st of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 10.9% | 2.7% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 7.5% | 4.2% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 6.2% | 4.8% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 4.5% | 2.0% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.3% | 3.0% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.7% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Iraq or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 4.5% against 4.0% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Iraq and Turkey?
- 0.5%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Turkey?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Turkey rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Iraq ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 51st of 216 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.