Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iraq
Iraq: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iraq, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.3% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iraq peaked at 0.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places Iraq 151st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3% | — |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +56.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +81.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
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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 energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iraq?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iraq was 0.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Iraq rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Iraq ranks 151st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.