Iran vs OECD (EI): Fossil fuel production by fuel
Iran
2,648 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
16,830 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
4th
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Iran
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 16,830 terawatt-hours against 2,648 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 14,182 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 6.4 times Iran's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 220 countries.
OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.93 terawatt-hours | 7,973 terawatt-hours | 7,865 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 91.27 terawatt-hours | 7,857 terawatt-hours | 7,766 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 333.75 terawatt-hours | 9,398 terawatt-hours | 9,064 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 941.72 terawatt-hours | 10,771 terawatt-hours | 9,829 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 1,830 terawatt-hours | 12,773 terawatt-hours | 10,943 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 2,522 terawatt-hours | 15,978 terawatt-hours | 13,456 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Iran or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 16,830 terawatt-hours against 2,648 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Iran and OECD (EI)?
- 14,182 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and OECD (EI)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Iran and OECD (EI) rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Iran ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.