Iran vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Iran
0.3772 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
0.1827 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
22nd
Norway rank
25th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Iran
- Norway
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.3772 terawatt-hours against 0.1827 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 0.1945 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iran's figure about 2.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 25th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2908 terawatt-hours | 0.2135 terawatt-hours | 0.0772 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.9593 terawatt-hours | 0.2532 terawatt-hours | 0.7061 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1980s | -0.4951 terawatt-hours | -0.2186 terawatt-hours | 0.2764 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.6006 terawatt-hours | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 0.4811 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2000s | -0.501 terawatt-hours | -0.4772 terawatt-hours | 0.0238 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9678 terawatt-hours | 0.2575 terawatt-hours | 0.7103 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | -0.0176 terawatt-hours | -0.0833 terawatt-hours | 0.0657 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Iran or Norway?
- Iran, at 0.3772 terawatt-hours against 0.1827 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Iran and Norway?
- 0.1945 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Iran ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 25th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.