Hong Kong vs Iraq: Primary energy from solar
Hong Kong
0.395 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
0.5758 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
71st
Iraq rank
70th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Hong Kong
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.5758 terawatt-hours against 0.395 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1808 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iraq ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 71st and Iraq ranks 70th of 80 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.005 terawatt-hours | 0.1029 terawatt-hours | 0.0979 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.2074 terawatt-hours | 0.4101 terawatt-hours | 0.2027 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Hong Kong or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.5758 terawatt-hours against 0.395 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Hong Kong and Iraq?
- 0.1808 terawatt-hours, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Iraq?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Iraq rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Hong Kong ranks 71st and Iraq ranks 70th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. 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 of total energy supply.