Iran vs USSR: Gas production
Iran
2,648 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
5,564 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Iran rank
4th
USSR rank
3rd
Gas production over time
- Iran
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 5,564 terawatt-hours against 2,648 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 2,916 terawatt-hours.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.1 times Iran's.
Across all 85 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 4th and USSR ranks 3rd of 220 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 16.82 terawatt-hours | 16.82 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 38.67 terawatt-hours | 38.67 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1950s | 3.78 terawatt-hours | 140.47 terawatt-hours | 136.68 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1960s | 18.98 terawatt-hours | 1,194 terawatt-hours | 1,175 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 107.93 terawatt-hours | 2,713 terawatt-hours | 2,605 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 65.81 terawatt-hours | 4,782 terawatt-hours | 4,716 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas production, Iran or USSR?
- USSR, at 5,564 terawatt-hours against 2,648 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 1984.
- What is the difference in gas production between Iran and USSR?
- 2,916 terawatt-hours, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and USSR?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 1984.
- How do Iran and USSR rank globally for gas production?
- Iran ranks 4th and USSR ranks 3rd 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.