Charcoal — Energy production in Iraq
Iraq: Charcoal — Energy production was 649 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in Iraq is 649 TJ, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Iraq peaked at 767 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 324.5 TJ, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 72nd of 148 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 production 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 506.91 TJ, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 649 TJ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,606 TJ, 40% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production 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 production in Iraq?
- Charcoal — energy production in Iraq was 649 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 767 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 324.5 TJ in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Iraq ranks 72nd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production 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 production. 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.