Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Iraq

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Iraq in 2024 — 98.38%. Ranked 181 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.29 pp.

2024 98.38% −0.41 pp vs 2023
World rank 181of 196
Period maximum 98.79%2023
Period minimum 80.26%2005

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Iraq, 2000–2024808590951002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 98.09%2001: 98.08%2002: 98.46%2003: 98.48%2004: 98.48%2005: 80.26%2006: 81.97%2007: 82.73%2008: 90.56%2009: 91.46%2010: 90.25%2011: 93.7%2012: 90.46%2013: 91.84%2014: 95.67%2015: 96.31%2016: 95.82%2017: 97.61%2018: 98.09%2019: 95.64%2020: 96.13%2021: 96.9%2022: 97.73%2023: 98.79%2024: 98.38%
Change over the period: +0.29 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 98.38%
World computed 59.17%
Middle East & North Africa computed 91.76%
Western Asia computed 82.44%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.38 −0.41 pp
2023 98.79 +1.06 pp
2022 97.73 +0.83 pp
2021 96.9 +0.77 pp
2020 96.13 +0.49 pp
2019 95.64 −2.45 pp
2018 98.09 +0.48 pp
2017 97.61 +1.79 pp
2016 95.82 −0.49 pp
2015 96.31 +0.64 pp
2014 95.67 +3.83 pp
2013 91.84 +1.38 pp
2012 90.46 −3.24 pp
2011 93.7 +3.45 pp
2010 90.25 −1.21 pp
2009 91.46 +0.9 pp
2008 90.56 +7.83 pp
2007 82.73 +0.76 pp
2006 81.97 +1.71 pp
2005 80.26 −18.22 pp
2004 98.48 +0 pp
2003 98.48 +0.02 pp
2002 98.46 +0.38 pp
2001 98.08 −0.01 pp
2000 98.09

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.