Iraq vs Uruguay: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita

Iraq
14,867 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Uruguay
15,801 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
110th
Uruguay rank
107th

Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Uruguay
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196519952025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 15,801 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,867 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq, a difference of 934 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Iraq ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 9,455 kilowatt-hours per person 7,309 kilowatt-hours per person 2,146 kilowatt-hours per person Iraq
1990s 14,041 kilowatt-hours per person 8,585 kilowatt-hours per person 5,456 kilowatt-hours per person Iraq
2000s 11,615 kilowatt-hours per person 11,270 kilowatt-hours per person 344.96 kilowatt-hours per person Iraq
2010s 13,904 kilowatt-hours per person 14,219 kilowatt-hours per person 315.35 kilowatt-hours per person Uruguay
2020s 13,969 kilowatt-hours per person 14,832 kilowatt-hours per person 863.24 kilowatt-hours per person Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Iraq or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 15,801 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,867 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Uruguay?
934 kilowatt-hours per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uruguay?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Uruguay rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
Iraq ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.