Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 0.0646 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0646 kilowatt-hours per person for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.3419 kilowatt-hours per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Iraq ranks 72nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0122 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0086 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.015 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0378 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0177 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0784 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0753 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0373 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1574 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2665 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1207 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3419 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1542 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0942 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2085 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0963 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0545 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1319 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0751 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.039 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1078 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 69 Morocco 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 70 Egypt 0.2881 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 0.097 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 73 Kuwait 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 74 Bangladesh 0.0148 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 75 Algeria 0.0145 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Iraq
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 47.02 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Urban population 32.89 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.07 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.35 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.07 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.07 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Iraq?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Iraq was 0.0646 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3419 kilowatt-hours per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Iraq rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 72nd out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.