Iraq vs Turkey: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Iraq
27.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
25.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq rank
4th
Turkey rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Iraq
- Turkey
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 27.17 terawatt-hours against 25.59 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 1.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Turkey ahead.
Iraq ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 5th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 9.17 terawatt-hours | 7.73 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1970s | 4.89 terawatt-hours | 10.04 terawatt-hours | 5.16 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1980s | 11.43 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | 3.48 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.1552 terawatt-hours | 9.56 terawatt-hours | 9.4 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | 7.45 terawatt-hours | 3.54 terawatt-hours | 3.91 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2010s | 20.83 terawatt-hours | 18.7 terawatt-hours | 2.13 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | 6.75 terawatt-hours | 18.2 terawatt-hours | 11.45 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Iraq or Turkey?
- Iraq, at 27.17 terawatt-hours against 25.59 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Iraq and Turkey?
- 1.58 terawatt-hours, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Turkey?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Turkey rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Iraq ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 5th 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.