Algeria vs Iraq: Primary energy from renewables per person

Algeria
14.51 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq
64.56 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Algeria rank
78th
Iraq rank
75th

Primary energy from renewables per person over time

  • Algeria
  • Iraq
0100200300196519952025

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 64.56 kilowatt-hours per person against 14.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Algeria, a difference of 50.05 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 4.4 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 78th and Iraq ranks 75th of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 32.38 kilowatt-hours per person 12.16 kilowatt-hours per person 20.23 kilowatt-hours per person Algeria
1970s 27.44 kilowatt-hours per person 37.76 kilowatt-hours per person 10.32 kilowatt-hours per person Iraq
1980s 16.8 kilowatt-hours per person 75.33 kilowatt-hours per person 58.53 kilowatt-hours per person Iraq
1990s 7.07 kilowatt-hours per person 266.46 kilowatt-hours per person 259.39 kilowatt-hours per person Iraq
2000s 6.93 kilowatt-hours per person 154.19 kilowatt-hours per person 147.26 kilowatt-hours per person Iraq
2010s 9.94 kilowatt-hours per person 96.32 kilowatt-hours per person 86.38 kilowatt-hours per person Iraq
2020s 15.38 kilowatt-hours per person 75.07 kilowatt-hours per person 59.69 kilowatt-hours per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Algeria or Iraq?
Iraq, at 64.56 kilowatt-hours per person against 14.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Algeria and Iraq?
50.05 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
Algeria ranks 78th and Iraq ranks 75th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.