Gas share of electricity in Iraq in 2023 — 52.3%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 113. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 36.63 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 52.3 | +1.93 pp |
| 2022 | 50.38 | −6.33 pp |
| 2021 | 56.71 | −3.82 pp |
| 2020 | 60.53 | +2.86 pp |
| 2019 | 57.67 | +3.35 pp |
| 2018 | 54.31 | +7.96 pp |
| 2017 | 46.35 | +5.86 pp |
| 2016 | 40.49 | +10.7 pp |
| 2015 | 29.79 | +7.86 pp |
| 2014 | 21.93 | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 21.13 | −1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 22.33 | −11.07 pp |
| 2011 | 33.4 | +2.6 pp |
| 2010 | 30.81 | −17.29 pp |
| 2009 | 48.09 | −1.39 pp |
| 2008 | 49.48 | +10.56 pp |
| 2007 | 38.92 | −3.01 pp |
| 2006 | 41.93 | +9.04 pp |
| 2005 | 32.89 | +27.01 pp |
| 2004 | 5.88 | −4.58 pp |
| 2003 | 10.46 | −2.78 pp |
| 2002 | 13.24 | −3.02 pp |
| 2001 | 16.26 | −2.5 pp |
| 2000 | 18.76 | −0.38 pp |
| 1999 | 19.14 | +1.03 pp |
| 1998 | 18.11 | −0.99 pp |
| 1997 | 19.1 | −1.39 pp |
| 1996 | 20.49 | +0.24 pp |
| 1995 | 20.25 | −1.26 pp |
| 1994 | 21.51 | +3.09 pp |
| 1993 | 18.42 | +1.37 pp |
| 1992 | 17.05 | +1.16 pp |
| 1991 | 15.89 | +0.21 pp |
| 1990 | 15.68 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from natural gas. Gas generation holds a particular place in the power system: it emits half as much per kilowatt-hour as coal generation and, unlike sun and wind, switches on when called — which is why it is described both as a transition fuel and as a backup for renewables. The largest shares are in countries with production of their own and in those that replaced coal with gas.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours, as with the other generation shares, and are computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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