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
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
Measured in terawatt-hours.