Belgium vs Iraq: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Belgium
31.56 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq
52.31 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
61st
Iraq rank
58th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Belgium
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 52.31 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.56 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 20.75 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.7 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 61st and Iraq ranks 58th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 19.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 34.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 40.91 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 30.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 266.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 236.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 34.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 154.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 119.84 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 27.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 93.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 66.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 32.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 65.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Belgium or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 52.31 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.56 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Belgium and Iraq?
- 20.75 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iraq?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Iraq rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Belgium ranks 61st and Iraq ranks 58th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower 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 of total energy supply per person.