Australia vs Iraq: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Australia
-0.7263 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
-1.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
59th
Iraq rank
61st
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Australia
- Iraq
How they compare
Australia currently reports -0.7263 terawatt-hours against -1.03 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 0.3037 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iraq ahead.
Australia ranks 59th and Iraq ranks 61st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2486 terawatt-hours | 0.0177 terawatt-hours | 0.2309 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5562 terawatt-hours | 0.0891 terawatt-hours | 0.4671 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.1568 terawatt-hours | 0.156 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.2028 terawatt-hours | 0.0959 terawatt-hours | 0.1069 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | -0.3639 terawatt-hours | -0.0729 terawatt-hours | 0.2911 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1379 terawatt-hours | 0.2133 terawatt-hours | 0.0754 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | -0.235 terawatt-hours | -0.4172 terawatt-hours | 0.1822 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Australia or Iraq?
- Australia, at -0.7263 terawatt-hours against -1.03 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Australia and Iraq?
- 0.3037 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Australia ranks 59th and Iraq ranks 61st 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 Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. 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.