China vs Iraq: Gas consumption per person
China
3,121 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq
3,918 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
China rank
74th
Iraq rank
71st
Gas consumption per person over time
- China
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3,918 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,121 kilowatt-hours per person in China, a difference of 797 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
China ranks 74th and Iraq ranks 71st of 219 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 611.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 592.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 92.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 958.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 865.94 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 127.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,269 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,142 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 148.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,370 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,222 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 382.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 727.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1,427 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,599 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,172 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2,781 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,090 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,309 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas consumption per person, China or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 3,918 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,121 kilowatt-hours per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gas consumption per person between China and Iraq?
- 797 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iraq?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and Iraq rank globally for gas consumption per person?
- China ranks 74th and Iraq ranks 71st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.