Total electricity output in Iraq
Iraq: Total electricity output was 68,922 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Iraq, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Iraq stood at 68,922 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 126.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Iraq peaked at 68,922 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20,810 GWh, in 1991.
That places Iraq 41st out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,000 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 20,810 GWh | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 25,300 GWh | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 26,300 GWh | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 28,000 GWh | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 29,743 GWh | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 30,041 GWh | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 30,339 GWh | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 30,945 GWh | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 31,563 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 31,900 GWh | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 32,251 GWh | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 33,863 GWh | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 28,340 GWh | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 32,295 GWh | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 30,400 GWh | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 33,823 GWh | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 33,237 GWh | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 36,888 GWh | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 37,847 GWh | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 48,908 GWh | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 53,903 GWh | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 46,018 GWh | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 58,422 GWh | +27.0% |
| 2014 | 67,768 GWh | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 68,922 GWh | +1.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 68,922 GWh is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 5.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 68,922 GWh is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32,758 GWh, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,704 GWh | 20,810 GWh | 31,563 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,084 GWh | 28,340 GWh | 37,847 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,324 GWh | 46,018 GWh | 68,922 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Iraq?
- Total electricity output in Iraq was 68,922 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 68,922 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,810 GWh in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for total electricity output?
- Iraq ranks 41st out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants