Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Iraq
Iraq: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 99.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Iraq peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.0% | — |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 68.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 49 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 49 Armenia 99.0% compare
- 49 Australia and New Zealand 99.0% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 99.0% compare
- 49 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 49 Czechia 99.0% compare
- 49 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 49 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 99.0% compare
- 49 Italy 99.0% compare
- 49 Lithuania 99.0% compare
- 49 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 49 Naoero 99.0% compare
- 49 New Zealand 99.0% compare
- 49 Niue 99.0% compare
- 49 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 49 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 49 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 99.0% compare
- 49 Uruguay 99.0% compare
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 proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Iraq?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Iraq was 99.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Iraq ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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