China vs Iraq: Oil production
China
2,513 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
2,496 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
7th
Iraq rank
8th
Oil production over time
- China
- Iraq
How they compare
China currently reports 2,513 terawatt-hours against 2,496 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 17 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iraq ahead.
China ranks 7th and Iraq ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0.014 terawatt-hours | 0.3024 terawatt-hours | 0.2884 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1930s | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 24.51 terawatt-hours | 22.75 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1940s | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 41.74 terawatt-hours | 38.17 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1950s | 13.85 terawatt-hours | 298.87 terawatt-hours | 285.02 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1960s | 130.22 terawatt-hours | 705.71 terawatt-hours | 575.49 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1970s | 816.72 terawatt-hours | 1,249 terawatt-hours | 432.67 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1,389 terawatt-hours | 1,041 terawatt-hours | 348.28 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 624.2 terawatt-hours | 1,120 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 2,059 terawatt-hours | 1,227 terawatt-hours | 832.36 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 2,351 terawatt-hours | 2,111 terawatt-hours | 239.52 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 2,397 terawatt-hours | 2,447 terawatt-hours | 50.64 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, China or Iraq?
- China, at 2,513 terawatt-hours against 2,496 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between China and Iraq?
- 17 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Iraq rank globally for oil production?
- China ranks 7th 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.