Iraq vs Portugal: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Iraq
3,918 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
3,927 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
71st
Portugal rank
70th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Iraq
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3,927 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,918 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq, a difference of 9 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 71st and Portugal ranks 70th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,269 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,269 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1,370 kilowatt-hours per person | 309.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,061 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,545 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,435 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2,599 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,954 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,356 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4,090 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,754 kilowatt-hours per person | 664.04 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Iraq or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3,927 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,918 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Iraq and Portugal?
- 9 kilowatt-hours per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Portugal?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Portugal rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Iraq ranks 71st and Portugal ranks 70th of 215 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 Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.