Bahrain vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Energy intensity level of primary energy

Bahrain
9.23 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
in 2021
Iran, Islamic Republic of
9.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
in 2021
Bahrain rank
14th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
13th

Energy intensity level of primary energy over time

  • Bahrain
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
02.557.510200020102021

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 9.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 9.23 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Bahrain, a difference of 0.09 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.

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

Bahrain ranks 14th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 13th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 10.27 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 7.49 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 2.78 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Bahrain
2010s 8.89 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 8.39 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 0.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Bahrain
2020s 9.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 9.43 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 0.105 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity level of primary energy, Bahrain or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 9.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 9.23 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Bahrain as of 2021.
What is the difference in energy intensity level of primary energy between Bahrain and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.09 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bahrain and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for energy intensity level of primary energy?
Bahrain ranks 14th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 13th of 201 countries.
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.