Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Iraq
Iraq: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 45.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 45.1% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Iraq peaked at 92.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2020.
That places Iraq 57th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.5% | — |
| 1991 | 79.8% | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 79.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 76.5% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 78.9% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -48.8% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | -3.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 45.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 12.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 45.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 4.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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 | -48.8% | 92.6% | 47.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.3% | 73.5% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 40.0% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 38.0% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 35.9% | 47.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 electricity production from oil sources in Iraq?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Iraq was 45.1% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Iraq ranks 57th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.