Egypt vs Iran: Annual change in primary energy use
Egypt
24.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran
21.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
19th
Iran rank
22nd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 24.44 terawatt-hours against 21.14 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 3.3 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Egypt ranks 19th and Iran ranks 22nd of 219 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.68 terawatt-hours | 10.58 terawatt-hours | 16.26 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1970s | 10.17 terawatt-hours | 29.12 terawatt-hours | 18.95 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1980s | 19.56 terawatt-hours | 28.04 terawatt-hours | 8.47 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1990s | 14.77 terawatt-hours | 61.36 terawatt-hours | 46.6 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2000s | 32.46 terawatt-hours | 104.54 terawatt-hours | 72.08 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 18.16 terawatt-hours | 87.61 terawatt-hours | 69.45 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 14.21 terawatt-hours | 74.19 terawatt-hours | 59.98 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at 24.44 terawatt-hours against 21.14 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Egypt and Iran?
- 3.3 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Egypt ranks 19th and Iran ranks 22nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.