Iraq vs Japan: Electricity as a share of primary energy
Iraq
22.3%
in 2024
Japan
22.5%
in 2025
Iraq rank
18th
Japan rank
15th
Electricity as a share of primary energy over time
- Iraq
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 22.5% against 22.3% in Iraq, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.
Iraq ranks 18th and Japan ranks 15th of 79 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | 15.7% | 3.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 17.3% | 8.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 18.4% | 8.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 20.2% | 6.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.7% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity as a share of primary energy, Iraq or Japan?
- Japan, at 22.5% against 22.3% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity as a share of primary energy between Iraq and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Iraq ranks 18th and Japan ranks 15th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.