Iran vs Peru: Coal consumption per person
Iran
203.72 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Peru
204.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iran rank
89th
Peru rank
88th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Iran
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 204.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 203.72 kilowatt-hours per person in Iran, a difference of 0.46 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 89th and Peru ranks 88th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 49.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Iran |
| 1970s | 272.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 104.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 168.24 kilowatt-hours per person | Iran |
| 1980s | 253.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 92.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 161.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Iran |
| 1990s | 196.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 160.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.98 kilowatt-hours per person | Iran |
| 2000s | 215.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 342.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 127.12 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 154.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 308.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 154.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 219.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 214.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Iran or Peru?
- Peru, at 204.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 203.72 kilowatt-hours per person in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Iran and Peru?
- 0.46 kilowatt-hours per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Peru rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Iran ranks 89th and Peru ranks 88th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.