Iraq vs Qatar: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Iraq
3.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
3.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq rank
71st
Qatar rank
68th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Iraq
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3.88 terawatt-hours against 3.04 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 0.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 71st and Qatar ranks 68th of 77 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1078 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1078 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.4488 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4488 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.44 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5.44 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.22 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.22 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.48 terawatt-hours | 0.2539 terawatt-hours | 3.22 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.32 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Iraq or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 3.88 terawatt-hours against 3.04 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Iraq and Qatar?
- 0.84 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Qatar?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Qatar rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Iraq ranks 71st and Qatar ranks 68th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.