Iraq vs Norway: Primary energy from solar
Iraq
0.5758 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
0.7384 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq rank
69th
Norway rank
66th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Iraq
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.7384 terawatt-hours against 0.5758 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 0.1626 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Iraq ranks 69th and Norway ranks 66th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Norway | 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 | 0.0064 terawatt-hours | 0.0064 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1029 terawatt-hours | 0.029 terawatt-hours | 0.0739 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.4101 terawatt-hours | 0.3409 terawatt-hours | 0.0692 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Iraq or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.7384 terawatt-hours against 0.5758 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Iraq and Norway?
- 0.1626 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Norway rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Iraq ranks 69th and Norway ranks 66th of 77 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.