Iraq vs Portugal: Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs.
Iraq
-0.8278 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
-0.5683 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq rank
65th
Portugal rank
62nd
Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. over time
- Iraq
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -0.5683 terawatt-hours against -0.8278 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 0.2595 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Iraq ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 62nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0177 terawatt-hours | 0.6393 terawatt-hours | 0.6216 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0891 terawatt-hours | 0.4835 terawatt-hours | 0.3945 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1568 terawatt-hours | -0.4171 terawatt-hours | 0.5739 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.0959 terawatt-hours | 0.3895 terawatt-hours | 0.2936 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | -0.0729 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.251 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | -0.384 terawatt-hours | 2.38 terawatt-hours | 2.76 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy, Iraq or Portugal?
- Portugal, at -0.5683 terawatt-hours against -0.8278 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy between Iraq and Portugal?
- 0.2595 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Portugal?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Portugal rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy?
- Iraq ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 62nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.