Iran vs North Macedonia: Global primary energy use by source
Iran
0.1039 terawatt-hours
in 2025
North Macedonia
0.1625 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
67th
North Macedonia rank
66th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Iran
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 0.1625 terawatt-hours against 0.1039 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 0.0586 terawatt-hours.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.6 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Iran ranks 67th and North Macedonia ranks 66th of 79 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | 0.0657 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.0798 terawatt-hours | 0.1722 terawatt-hours | 0.0923 terawatt-hours | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Iran or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 0.1625 terawatt-hours against 0.1039 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Iran and North Macedonia?
- 0.0586 terawatt-hours, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North Macedonia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iran and North Macedonia rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Iran ranks 67th and North Macedonia ranks 66th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.