Share of primary energy from oil in Iraq
Iraq: Share of primary energy from oil was 73.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
73.2%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
4th
of 80 countries
All-time high
95.5%
in 1983
All-time low
64.6%
in 2020
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from oil 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 oil in Iraq stood at 73.2%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Iraq peaked at 95.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2020.
Iraq ranks 4th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 79.0% | — |
| 1966 | 76.7% | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 81.5% | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 76.3% | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 80.5% | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 78.8% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 81.8% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 75.4% | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 73.1% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 82.8% | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 80.4% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 87.1% | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 93.1% | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 92.7% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 95.5% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 93.9% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 90.6% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 79.8% | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 74.7% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 74.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 81.4% | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 87.2% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 89.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 89.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 91.3% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 88.8% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 84.8% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 71.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 73.2% | +1.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 73.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.6%, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 73.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.8%, 1.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.2% | 76.3% | 82.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 80.0% | 73.1% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.7% | 74.5% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 81.4% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 78.7% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 70.2% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 64.6% | 73.2% | 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 oil in Iraq?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Iraq was 73.2% 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 oil recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Iraq ranks 4th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.