Iran vs Russia: Gas production
Iran
2,648 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
6,094 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
4th
Russia rank
2nd
Gas production over time
- Iran
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 6,094 terawatt-hours against 2,648 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 3,446 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.3 times Iran's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 4th and Russia ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 116.74 terawatt-hours | 4,993 terawatt-hours | 4,877 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | 333.75 terawatt-hours | 5,613 terawatt-hours | 5,279 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 941.72 terawatt-hours | 5,716 terawatt-hours | 4,774 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 1,830 terawatt-hours | 6,180 terawatt-hours | 4,350 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 2,522 terawatt-hours | 6,308 terawatt-hours | 3,786 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas production, Iran or Russia?
- Russia, at 6,094 terawatt-hours against 2,648 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gas production between Iran and Russia?
- 3,446 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Russia rank globally for gas production?
- Iran ranks 4th and Russia ranks 2nd 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 Gas production. 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.