Chile vs Iran: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Chile
-5.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran
-5.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
71st
Iran rank
72nd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Chile
- Iran
How they compare
Chile currently reports -5.44 terawatt-hours against -5.68 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 0.24 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 71st and Iran ranks 72nd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0175 terawatt-hours | 0.1458 terawatt-hours | 0.1283 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.3709 terawatt-hours | 0.308 terawatt-hours | 0.0629 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.3783 terawatt-hours | 0.1349 terawatt-hours | 0.2434 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.6455 terawatt-hours | -0.1554 terawatt-hours | 0.8009 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 0.1777 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 2.82 terawatt-hours | 0.5636 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 3.23 terawatt-hours | -3.28 terawatt-hours | 6.51 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Chile or Iran?
- Chile, at -5.44 terawatt-hours against -5.68 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Chile and Iran?
- 0.24 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iran?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Iran rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Chile ranks 71st and Iran ranks 72nd of 77 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 renewables. 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.