Iraq vs Norway: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Iraq
0.3%
in 2025
Norway
0.4%
in 2025
Iraq rank
40th
Norway rank
38th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Iraq
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.5 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Norway ahead.
Iraq ranks 40th and Norway ranks 38th of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5% | 41.1% | 17.6% | Norway |
| 1980s | 25.9% | 10.9% | 14.9% | Iraq |
| 1990s | -2.7% | 6.1% | 8.8% | Norway |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 0.7% | 21.8% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 1.4% | 10.6% | Iraq |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -4.7% | 4.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Iraq or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Iraq and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Norway?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Norway rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Iraq ranks 40th and Norway ranks 38th of 76 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.