Brazil vs Iraq: Oil production
Brazil
2,367 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
2,496 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
9th
Iraq rank
8th
Oil production over time
- Brazil
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2,496 terawatt-hours against 2,367 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 129 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iraq ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Iraq ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3024 terawatt-hours | 0.3024 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 24.51 terawatt-hours | 24.51 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.0965 terawatt-hours | 41.74 terawatt-hours | 41.64 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1950s | 9.48 terawatt-hours | 298.87 terawatt-hours | 289.39 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1960s | 68.12 terawatt-hours | 705.71 terawatt-hours | 637.59 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1970s | 105.3 terawatt-hours | 1,249 terawatt-hours | 1,144 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1980s | 269.64 terawatt-hours | 1,041 terawatt-hours | 771.16 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1990s | 478.1 terawatt-hours | 624.2 terawatt-hours | 146.09 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1,002 terawatt-hours | 1,227 terawatt-hours | 224.21 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1,482 terawatt-hours | 2,111 terawatt-hours | 629.79 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2,032 terawatt-hours | 2,447 terawatt-hours | 415.25 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Brazil or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2,496 terawatt-hours against 2,367 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Brazil and Iraq?
- 129 terawatt-hours, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Iraq rank globally for oil production?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Iraq ranks 8th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.