Iraq vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from solar

Iraq
0.43 terawatt-hours
in 2024
New Zealand
0.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq rank
87th
New Zealand rank
90th

Electricity generation from solar over time

  • Iraq
  • New Zealand
00.10.20.30.4196519952025

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.43 terawatt-hours against 0.37 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

Iraq ranks 87th and New Zealand ranks 90th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
2010s 0.041 terawatt-hours 0.044 terawatt-hours 0.003 terawatt-hours New Zealand
2020s 0.39 terawatt-hours 0.278 terawatt-hours 0.112 terawatt-hours Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Iraq or New Zealand?
Iraq, at 0.43 terawatt-hours against 0.37 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Iraq and New Zealand?
0.06 terawatt-hours, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iraq and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
Iraq ranks 87th and New Zealand ranks 90th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.