Iran vs Norway: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Iran
2.0%
in 2025
Norway
2.2%
in 2025
Iran rank
23rd
Norway rank
22nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Iran
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Iran, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 22nd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 2.6% | 7.6% | Iran |
| 1970s | 20.5% | 2.8% | 17.7% | Iran |
| 1980s | -3.3% | -1.7% | 1.6% | Norway |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 1.4% | 5.2% | Iran |
| 2000s | -3.1% | -4.7% | 1.7% | Iran |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 4.1% | 5.5% | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -0.8% | 1.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Iran or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Iran and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Iran ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 22nd 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.