Bangladesh vs Iraq: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Bangladesh
23.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
27.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
6th
Iraq rank
4th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Bangladesh
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 27.17 terawatt-hours against 23.64 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.53 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Iraq ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 4th of 79 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 terawatt-hours | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 3.78 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.583 terawatt-hours | 11.43 terawatt-hours | 10.84 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 0.1552 terawatt-hours | 1.57 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.2742 terawatt-hours | 7.45 terawatt-hours | 7.18 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2010s | 7.9 terawatt-hours | 20.83 terawatt-hours | 12.93 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | 7.87 terawatt-hours | 6.75 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Bangladesh or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 27.17 terawatt-hours against 23.64 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Bangladesh and Iraq?
- 3.53 terawatt-hours, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iraq?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Iraq rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 4th of 79 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 Annual change in primary energy from oil. 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.