Iran vs Kazakhstan: Primary energy from solar
Iran
2.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kazakhstan
2.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
50th
Kazakhstan rank
52nd
Primary energy from solar over time
- Iran
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.2 terawatt-hours against 2.08 terawatt-hours in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Iran ranks 50th and Kazakhstan ranks 52nd of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.0828 terawatt-hours | 0.0762 terawatt-hours | 0.0066 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.9744 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | 0.7725 terawatt-hours | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Iran or Kazakhstan?
- Iran, at 2.2 terawatt-hours against 2.08 terawatt-hours in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Iran and Kazakhstan?
- 0.12 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kazakhstan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Kazakhstan rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Iran ranks 50th and Kazakhstan ranks 52nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.