Africa Western and Central vs Iran: Energy intensity level of primary energy

Africa Western and Central
5.72 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
in 2021
Iran
9.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
in 2021
Africa Western and Central rank
11th
Iran rank
13th

Energy intensity level of primary energy over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Iran
0246810200020102021

How they compare

Iran currently reports 9.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 5.72 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 3.6 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 11th and Iran ranks 13th of 47 groups.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Iran Difference Ahead
2000s 7.16 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 7.49 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 0.3306 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Iran
2010s 5.88 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 8.39 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 2.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Iran
2020s 5.77 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 9.43 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 3.66 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity level of primary energy, Africa Western and Central or Iran?
Iran, at 9.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 5.72 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2021.
What is the difference in energy intensity level of primary energy between Africa Western and Central and Iran?
3.6 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Iran?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Africa Western and Central and Iran rank globally for energy intensity level of primary energy?
Africa Western and Central ranks 11th and Iran ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP)
Unit
MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
Source
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 5,534 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.