Governorate guide
Solar in Iraq in real numbers.
What an honest 1 kWp produces here every month — from independent satellite data, after Iraqi dust losses.
42 locations · refreshed May 22, 2026
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#1
Babil
1,478
kWh / kWp
4.05 h sun·11% dust·2 cities
#2
Al-Qadisiyyah
1,474
kWh / kWp
4.04 h sun·12% dust·1 city
#3
Wasit
1,467
kWh / kWp
4.02 h sun·11% dust·1 city
#4
Najaf
1,462
kWh / kWp
4.01 h sun·12% dust·2 cities
#5
Karbala
1,462
kWh / kWp
4.01 h sun·12% dust·1 city
#6
Sulaymaniyah
1,458
kWh / kWp
3.99 h sun·8% dust·4 cities
#7
Saladin
1,452
kWh / kWp
3.98 h sun·11% dust·3 cities
#8
Dhi Qar
1,449
kWh / kWp
3.97 h sun·13% dust·2 cities
#9
Diyala
1,449
kWh / kWp
3.97 h sun·11% dust·2 cities
#10
Baghdad
1,447
kWh / kWp
3.96 h sun·12% dust·1 city
#11
Erbil
1,441
kWh / kWp
3.95 h sun·8% dust·4 cities
#12
Halabja
1,425
kWh / kWp
3.90 h sun·8% dust·1 city
#13
Basra
1,424
kWh / kWp
3.90 h sun·14% dust·4 cities
#14
Al-Muthanna
1,423
kWh / kWp
3.90 h sun·15% dust·1 city
#15
Kirkuk
1,421
kWh / kWp
3.89 h sun·11% dust·3 cities
#16
Duhok
1,419
kWh / kWp
3.89 h sun·8% dust·2 cities
#17
Maysan
1,416
kWh / kWp
3.88 h sun·13% dust·1 city
#18
Anbar
1,405
kWh / kWp
3.85 h sun·16% dust·4 cities
#19
Nineveh
1,399
kWh / kWp
3.83 h sun·10% dust·3 cities