Canada vs Iraq: Oil production
Canada
3,514 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
2,496 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
Iraq rank
8th
Oil production over time
- Canada
- Iraq
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3,514 terawatt-hours against 2,496 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 1,018 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and Iraq ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9595 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.9595 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.3826 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3826 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.5896 terawatt-hours | 0.3024 terawatt-hours | 0.2873 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1930s | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 24.51 terawatt-hours | 20.52 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1940s | 16.13 terawatt-hours | 41.74 terawatt-hours | 25.61 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1950s | 179.64 terawatt-hours | 298.87 terawatt-hours | 119.23 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1960s | 492.89 terawatt-hours | 705.71 terawatt-hours | 212.81 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1970s | 954.32 terawatt-hours | 1,249 terawatt-hours | 295.07 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1980s | 982.74 terawatt-hours | 1,041 terawatt-hours | 58.06 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1,263 terawatt-hours | 624.2 terawatt-hours | 639.11 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,658 terawatt-hours | 1,227 terawatt-hours | 431.68 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 2,456 terawatt-hours | 2,111 terawatt-hours | 344.33 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 3,223 terawatt-hours | 2,447 terawatt-hours | 775.46 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Canada or Iraq?
- Canada, at 3,514 terawatt-hours against 2,496 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Canada and Iraq?
- 1,018 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iraq rank globally for oil production?
- Canada ranks 5th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.