Share of primary energy from gas in Iraq
Iraq: Share of primary energy from gas was 26.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas in Iraq, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from gas in Iraq stood at 26.4%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Iraq peaked at 34.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2004.
Iraq ranks 39th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from gas in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 20.7% | — |
| 1966 | 22.9% | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 18.1% | -21.0% |
| 1968 | 17.1% | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 23.2% | +35.8% |
| 1970 | 19.1% | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 20.7% | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 17.8% | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 16.7% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 23.7% | +41.9% |
| 1976 | 26.2% | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | -37.5% |
| 1978 | 16.0% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 18.4% | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | -33.9% |
| 1981 | 6.3% | -48.3% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -39.9% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +25.4% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +58.1% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | +109.1% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | +28.5% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | -32.3% |
| 1991 | 11.3% | -31.5% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +29.9% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +48.2% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -30.4% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -25.2% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -40.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +52.8% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +226.0% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -3.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 26.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8%, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 26.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.7%, 54% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +226.0% | 4.7% | 15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.4% | 17.1% | 23.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 19.3% | 16.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 4.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 7.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 3.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 14.1% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 26.4% | 34.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More energy & mining data for Iraq
- 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 share of primary energy from gas in Iraq?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Iraq was 26.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Iraq ranks 39th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.