Iran vs Israel: Primary energy from renewables
Iran
15.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Israel
15.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
55th
Israel rank
54th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Iran
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 15.59 terawatt-hours against 15.44 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 0.15 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 55th and Israel ranks 54th of 77 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1970s | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 3.77 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1980s | 6.59 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | 6.59 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1990s | 7.54 terawatt-hours | 0.0219 terawatt-hours | 7.51 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2000s | 10.35 terawatt-hours | 0.1409 terawatt-hours | 10.2 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 15.68 terawatt-hours | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 14.01 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 17.34 terawatt-hours | 9.4 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Iran or Israel?
- Israel, at 15.59 terawatt-hours against 15.44 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Iran and Israel?
- 0.15 terawatt-hours, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Israel?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Israel rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Iran ranks 55th and Israel ranks 54th of 77 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 Primary energy from renewables. 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.