Iran vs Libya: Annual change in primary energy use
Iran
21.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Libya
22.96 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Iran rank
22nd
Libya rank
20th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Iran
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 22.96 terawatt-hours against 21.14 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 1.82 terawatt-hours.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 22nd and Libya ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.74 terawatt-hours | 2.57 terawatt-hours | 32.17 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1990s | 61.36 terawatt-hours | 1.59 terawatt-hours | 59.77 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2000s | 104.54 terawatt-hours | 9.31 terawatt-hours | 95.22 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 87.61 terawatt-hours | -2.17 terawatt-hours | 89.77 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 84.8 terawatt-hours | 3.59 terawatt-hours | 81.21 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Iran or Libya?
- Libya, at 22.96 terawatt-hours against 21.14 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Iran and Libya?
- 1.82 terawatt-hours, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Libya rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Iran ranks 22nd and Libya ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); 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.