Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Iraq
Iraq: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Iraq is 0.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.5% on the previous year and down 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Iraq peaked at 2.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Iraq 236th out of 248 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.6% | — |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -53.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -34.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +575.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -42.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -36.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +78.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -40.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 10% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +575.0% | 0.4% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 233 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% compare
- 234 Oman 0.4% compare
- 235 American Samoa 0.3% compare
- 237 Saint Martin (French part) 0.2% compare
- 238 Bahrain 0.2% compare
- 238 Saudi Arabia 0.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Iraq
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Iraq?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Iraq was 0.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Iraq ranks 236th out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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