Egypt vs Iraq: Primary energy from renewables per person
Egypt
288.09 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq
64.56 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
73rd
Iraq rank
76th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 288.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 64.56 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq, a difference of 223.53 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 4.5 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 76th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 64.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 178 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 140.24 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 192.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 116.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 169.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 266.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 96.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 177.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 154.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.94 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 158.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 96.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.63 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 237.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 162.85 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 288.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 64.56 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Egypt and Iraq?
- 223.53 kilowatt-hours per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Egypt ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 76th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.