Charcoal — Energy consumption in Iraq
Iraq: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 649 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 649 TJ for charcoal — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Iraq peaked at 767 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 324.5 TJ, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 76th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Iraq, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 383.5 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 383.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 413 TJ | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 413 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 413 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 442.5 TJ | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 324.5 TJ | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 324.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 354 TJ | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 354 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 383.5 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 383.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 442.5 TJ | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 442.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 442.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 442.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 442.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 442.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 442.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 442.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 442.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 678.5 TJ | +53.3% |
| 2012 | 708 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 737.5 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 737.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 767 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 560.5 TJ | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 566.46 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 596.78 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 573.95 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 582.95 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 626.05 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 634.69 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 649 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 649 TJ | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 649 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 238.66 TJ, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 649 TJ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,357 TJ, 48% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +53.3% | 442.5 TJ | 678.5 TJ |
| 2016 | -26.9% | 767 TJ | 560.5 TJ |
| 1996 | -26.7% | 442.5 TJ | 324.5 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 380.55 TJ | 324.5 TJ | 442.5 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 430.7 TJ | 383.5 TJ | 442.5 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 636.87 TJ | 442.5 TJ | 767 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 628.34 TJ | 582.95 TJ | 649 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Iraq?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Iraq was 649 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 767 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 324.5 TJ in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Iraq ranks 76th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.