India vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
India
0.3%
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of
2.0%
in 2025
India rank
26th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
23rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- India
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 2.0% against 0.3% in India, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 6.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
India ranks 26th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 10.2% | 7.4% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 20.5% | 17.3% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1980s | 6.6% | -3.3% | 9.8% | India |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 6.7% | 2.3% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2000s | 6.2% | -3.1% | 9.3% | India |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 9.6% | 5.2% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 0.3% | 4.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, India or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2.0% against 0.3% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between India and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 1.7%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- India ranks 26th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.