Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Iraq
Iraq: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Alternative and nuclear energy in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
In 2024, alternative and nuclear energy in Iraq stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 138.9% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Iraq peaked at 2.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1997.
Iraq ranks 131st of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -57.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -47.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -32.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +35.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +1093.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -44.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -34.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -42.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +154.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -30.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -51.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +138.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.0%, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 34% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1093.8% | 0.2% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 129 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
- 129 Singapore 0.5% compare
- 131 Eritrea 0.4% compare
- 133 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
- 133 Qatar 0.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Iraq
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Iraq?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Iraq was 0.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1997.
- How does Iraq rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Iraq ranks 131st out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.