Oil production, annual growth rate in Iraq
Iraq: Oil production, annual growth rate was 1.89 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.89 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 268.5%
World rank
31st
of 103 countries
All-time high
712.17 % change on previous year
in 1934
All-time low
-86.76 % change on previous year
in 1991
Years of data
98
1928–2025
Oil production, annual growth rate in Iraq, 1928–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil production, annual growth rate in Iraq is 1.89 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 268.5% on the previous year and down 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil production, annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 712.17 % change on previous year in 1934 and was at its lowest, -86.76 % change on previous year, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 31st of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil production, annual growth rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 108.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1929 | 28.72 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 1930 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1931 | -0.8264 % change on previous year | — |
| 1932 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -301.7% |
| 1933 | -5.74 % change on previous year | -444.3% |
| 1934 | 712.17 % change on previous year | -12512.2% |
| 1935 | 280.94 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 1936 | 9.44 % change on previous year | -96.6% |
| 1937 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 1938 | 0.6077 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 1939 | -4.23 % change on previous year | -795.9% |
| 1940 | -36.74 % change on previous year | +768.8% |
| 1941 | -37.49 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1942 | 65.6 % change on previous year | -275.0% |
| 1943 | 37.65 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 1944 | 16.57 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 1945 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1946 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 1947 | 0.4702 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 1948 | -27.14 % change on previous year | -5872.0% |
| 1949 | 18.71 % change on previous year | -168.9% |
| 1950 | 61.89 % change on previous year | +230.8% |
| 1951 | 30.5 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1952 | 115.56 % change on previous year | +278.9% |
| 1953 | 52.18 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1954 | 8.65 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 1955 | 8.54 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1956 | -5.31 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 1957 | -30.11 % change on previous year | +466.7% |
| 1958 | 62.82 % change on previous year | -308.6% |
| 1959 | 17.1 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 1960 | 13.18 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1961 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3859 % change on previous year | -87.9% |
| 1963 | 15.26 % change on previous year | +3853.6% |
| 1964 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 1965 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1966 | 6.02 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 1967 | -11.78 % change on previous year | -295.8% |
| 1968 | 22.73 % change on previous year | -292.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9211 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1970 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +99.8% |
| 1971 | 9.36 % change on previous year | +408.5% |
| 1972 | -13.22 % change on previous year | -241.2% |
| 1973 | 37.28 % change on previous year | -381.9% |
| 1974 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 1975 | 14.83 % change on previous year | -793.5% |
| 1976 | 7 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 1977 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 1978 | 9.13 % change on previous year | -408.8% |
| 1979 | 35.61 % change on previous year | +290.1% |
| 1980 | -23.64 % change on previous year | -166.4% |
| 1981 | -66.05 % change on previous year | +179.4% |
| 1982 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 1983 | 12.06 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 1984 | 11.38 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 15.36 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 1986 | 33.44 % change on previous year | +117.6% |
| 1987 | 25.82 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1988 | 16.58 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1989 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1990 | -24.23 % change on previous year | -1560.0% |
| 1991 | -86.76 % change on previous year | +258.1% |
| 1992 | 87.53 % change on previous year | -200.9% |
| 1993 | -14.59 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 1994 | 11.03 % change on previous year | -175.6% |
| 1995 | 4.97 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 1996 | 9.76 % change on previous year | +96.5% |
| 1997 | 100.04 % change on previous year | +924.8% |
| 1998 | 82.32 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 23.12 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4076 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 2001 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -1038.0% |
| 2002 | -16.14 % change on previous year | +322.3% |
| 2003 | -36.44 % change on previous year | +125.7% |
| 2004 | 51.38 % change on previous year | -241.0% |
| 2005 | -10.02 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 2006 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -189.8% |
| 2007 | 7.21 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 13.54 % change on previous year | +87.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3509 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8984 % change on previous year | +156.0% |
| 2011 | 12.41 % change on previous year | +1281.0% |
| 2012 | 11.42 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4097 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2014 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +1004.4% |
| 2015 | 23.18 % change on previous year | +412.2% |
| 2016 | 11.24 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 2017 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 2018 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 3.18 % change on previous year | +52.5% |
| 2020 | -13.74 % change on previous year | -532.7% |
| 2021 | -0.5979 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 2022 | 10.2 % change on previous year | -1805.5% |
| 2023 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 2024 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 2025 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -268.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.89 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2186 % change on previous year, 8.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.89 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7274 % change on previous year, 2.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil production, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | +12512.2% | -5.74 % change on previous year | 712.17 % change on previous year |
| 1948 | -5872.0% | 0.4702 % change on previous year | -27.14 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +3853.6% | 0.3859 % change on previous year | 15.26 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +1805.5% | -0.5979 % change on previous year | 10.2 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -1560.0% | 1.66 % change on previous year | -24.23 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +1281.0% | 0.8984 % change on previous year | 12.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 68.81 % change on previous year | 28.72 % change on previous year | 108.89 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1930s | 99.97 % change on previous year | -5.74 % change on previous year | 712.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.99 % change on previous year | -37.49 % change on previous year | 65.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 32.18 % change on previous year | -30.11 % change on previous year | 115.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.36 % change on previous year | -11.78 % change on previous year | 22.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.67 % change on previous year | -13.22 % change on previous year | 37.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.56 % change on previous year | -66.05 % change on previous year | 33.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.32 % change on previous year | -86.76 % change on previous year | 100.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 % change on previous year | -36.44 % change on previous year | 51.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.15 % change on previous year | 0.4097 % change on previous year | 23.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.19 % change on previous year | -13.74 % change on previous year | 10.2 % change on previous year | 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2014)
- Ores and metals imports 3.4% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil production, annual growth rate in Iraq?
- Oil production, annual growth rate in Iraq was 1.89 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil production, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 712.17 % change on previous year in 1934.
- What is the lowest oil production, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -86.76 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for oil production, annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 31st out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oil production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Oil production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Oil production Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Oil production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.