Afghanistan vs Iraq: Net electricity imports
Afghanistan
5.83 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Iraq
7.1 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
17th
Iraq rank
14th
Net electricity imports over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 7.1 terawatt-hours against 5.83 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 14th of 210 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.352 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.76 terawatt-hours | 7.64 terawatt-hours | 3.88 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | 5.76 terawatt-hours | 6 terawatt-hours | 0.244 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 7.1 terawatt-hours against 5.83 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 1.27 terawatt-hours, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 14th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.