Iraq vs Qatar: Share of primary energy from renewables
Iraq
0.4%
in 2025
Qatar
0.6%
in 2025
Iraq rank
73rd
Qatar rank
70th
Share of primary energy from renewables over time
- Iraq
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Iraq, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 73rd and Qatar ranks 70th of 79 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from renewables, Iraq or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from renewables between Iraq and Qatar?
- 0.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Qatar?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Qatar rank globally for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Iraq ranks 73rd and Qatar ranks 70th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.