Iraq vs Romania: Annual change in primary energy from gas
Iraq
0.5467 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
1.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq rank
39th
Romania rank
36th
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- Iraq
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.19 terawatt-hours against 0.5467 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 0.6433 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 2.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.
Iraq ranks 39th and Romania ranks 36th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.627 terawatt-hours | 16.17 terawatt-hours | 15.54 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.9396 terawatt-hours | 11.38 terawatt-hours | 10.44 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 4.46 terawatt-hours | 0.7182 terawatt-hours | 3.75 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1990s | -3.11 terawatt-hours | -16.65 terawatt-hours | 13.54 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.83 terawatt-hours | -3.66 terawatt-hours | 7.5 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2010s | 12.64 terawatt-hours | -1.53 terawatt-hours | 14.17 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | -1.79 terawatt-hours | -2.01 terawatt-hours | 0.2209 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from gas, Iraq or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.19 terawatt-hours against 0.5467 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between Iraq and Romania?
- 0.6433 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Romania rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- Iraq ranks 39th and Romania ranks 36th of 77 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 Annual change in primary energy from gas. 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.