Iraq vs Sri Lanka: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Iraq
5.6%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6.3%
in 2025
Iraq rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Iraq
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.3% against 5.6% in Iraq, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 2.4% | 4.8% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 7.9% | 4.5% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 0.3% | 9.8% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 7.7% | 3.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 1.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 1.4% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -1.0% | 3.5% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Iraq or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.3% against 5.6% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Iraq and Sri Lanka?
- 0.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Iraq ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.