Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Oil production by region
Iran
2,816 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
6,232 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
6th
Saudi Arabia rank
3rd
Oil production by region over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6,232 terawatt-hours against 2,816 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 3,416 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Iran ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,501 terawatt-hours | 1,629 terawatt-hours | 128.27 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 2,967 terawatt-hours | 4,336 terawatt-hours | 1,369 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1,252 terawatt-hours | 3,487 terawatt-hours | 2,235 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2,105 terawatt-hours | 4,918 terawatt-hours | 2,813 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2,356 terawatt-hours | 5,458 terawatt-hours | 3,102 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2,288 terawatt-hours | 6,356 terawatt-hours | 4,067 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2,330 terawatt-hours | 6,169 terawatt-hours | 3,839 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production by region, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6,232 terawatt-hours against 2,816 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production by region between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 3,416 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil production by region?
- Iran ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil production by region. 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.