Iraq vs Myanmar: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Iraq
2,327 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Myanmar
2,537 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
43rd
Myanmar rank
41st
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Iraq
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,327 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq, a difference of 210 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Myanmar ahead.
Iraq ranks 43rd and Myanmar ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1950s | 275.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 271.98 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1960s | 965.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 959.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 958.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 913 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1,269 kilowatt-hours per person | 207.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,062 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1,370 kilowatt-hours per person | 307.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,063 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,090 kilowatt-hours per person | 980.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 2,258 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,086 kilowatt-hours per person | 827.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 2,135 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 792.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Iraq or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,327 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Iraq and Myanmar?
- 210 kilowatt-hours per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Myanmar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Myanmar rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Iraq ranks 43rd and Myanmar ranks 41st 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 production 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.