China vs Iraq: Annual change in primary energy from oil
China
227.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
27.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
Iraq rank
4th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- China
- Iraq
How they compare
China currently reports 227.96 terawatt-hours against 27.17 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 200.79 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 8.4 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 4th of 80 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.75 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 26.31 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1970s | 83.93 terawatt-hours | 4.89 terawatt-hours | 79.04 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1980s | 20.84 terawatt-hours | 11.43 terawatt-hours | 9.42 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 114.95 terawatt-hours | 0.1552 terawatt-hours | 114.8 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 214.31 terawatt-hours | 7.45 terawatt-hours | 206.85 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 318.47 terawatt-hours | 20.83 terawatt-hours | 297.64 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 272.73 terawatt-hours | 6.75 terawatt-hours | 265.98 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, China or Iraq?
- China, at 227.96 terawatt-hours against 27.17 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between China and Iraq?
- 200.79 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iraq?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China and Iraq rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- China ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 4th 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 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.