Iraq vs Poland: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Iraq
52.31 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
40.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
58th
Poland rank
60th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Iraq
- Poland
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 52.31 kilowatt-hours per person against 40.02 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland, a difference of 12.29 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Iraq ranks 58th and Poland ranks 60th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 37.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 52.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 75.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 47.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 266.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 46.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 219.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 154.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 56.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 97.58 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 93.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 58.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 65.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 54.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.67 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, Iraq or Poland?
- Iraq, at 52.31 kilowatt-hours per person against 40.02 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Iraq and Poland?
- 12.29 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Poland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Iraq ranks 58th and Poland ranks 60th 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.