China vs Iraq: Oil production, annual growth rate
China
1.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq
1.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
32nd
Iraq rank
31st
Oil production, annual growth rate over time
- China
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.89 % change on previous year against 1.5 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.39 % change on previous year.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Iraq ahead.
China ranks 32nd and Iraq ranks 31st of 103 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 16.67 % change on previous year | 68.81 % change on previous year | 52.14 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1930s | 26.23 % change on previous year | 111.07 % change on previous year | 84.85 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1940s | -0.502 % change on previous year | 4.99 % change on previous year | 5.49 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1950s | 42.15 % change on previous year | 32.18 % change on previous year | 9.97 % change on previous year | China |
| 1960s | 20.29 % change on previous year | 6.36 % change on previous year | 13.94 % change on previous year | China |
| 1970s | 17.63 % change on previous year | 9.67 % change on previous year | 7.96 % change on previous year | China |
| 1980s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | 0.8596 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 19.32 % change on previous year | 17.77 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1.7 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 0.1529 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 0.1763 % change on previous year | 7.15 % change on previous year | 6.98 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, annual growth rate, China or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 1.89 % change on previous year against 1.5 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production, annual growth rate between China and Iraq?
- 0.39 % change on previous year, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iraq?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2025.
- How do China and Iraq rank globally for oil production, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 32nd and Iraq ranks 31st of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil production, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Oil production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.