Iran vs Italy: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Iran
0.4%
in 2025
Italy
0.0%
in 2025
Iran rank
32nd
Italy rank
33rd
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Iran
- Italy
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.4% against 0.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Iran ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 33rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Iran or Italy?
- Iran, at 0.4% against 0.0% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Iran and Italy?
- 0.4%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Italy rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Iran ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 33rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.