Electricity production by source in Iraq
Iraq: Electricity production by source was 1.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in Iraq, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production by source in Iraq stood at 1.0%.
The figure is up 206.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Iraq peaked at 1.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 2007.
That places Iraq 156th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | -3.4% | — |
| 2006 | -3.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | -3.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -55.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +49994.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1425.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +492.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +206.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 25% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.7%, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +49994.9% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| 2013 | +1425.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2018 | +492.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.0% | -3.6% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production by source in Iraq?
- Electricity production by source in Iraq was 1.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for electricity production by source?
- Iraq ranks 156th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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