Iraq vs Switzerland: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Iraq
3,918 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Switzerland
3,426 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
71st
Switzerland rank
73rd
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Iraq
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3,918 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,426 kilowatt-hours per person in Switzerland, a difference of 492 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 638.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2037 kilowatt-hours per person | 638.29 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 958.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 635.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 322.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1,269 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,932 kilowatt-hours per person | 662.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1,370 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,195 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,825 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,137 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,027 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2,599 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,105 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,506 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4,090 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,688 kilowatt-hours per person | 402.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Iraq or Switzerland?
- Iraq, at 3,918 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,426 kilowatt-hours per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Iraq and Switzerland?
- 492 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Switzerland?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Switzerland rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Iraq ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 73rd 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.