Iran vs Kazakhstan: Primary energy from renewables
Iran
15.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kazakhstan
17.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
55th
Kazakhstan rank
52nd
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Iran
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 17.61 terawatt-hours against 15.44 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 2.17 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 55th and Kazakhstan ranks 52nd of 77 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.15 terawatt-hours | 6 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1990s | 7.54 terawatt-hours | 7.27 terawatt-hours | 0.2691 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2000s | 10.35 terawatt-hours | 7.93 terawatt-hours | 2.41 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 15.68 terawatt-hours | 9.47 terawatt-hours | 6.22 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 17.34 terawatt-hours | 14.59 terawatt-hours | 2.75 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Iran or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 17.61 terawatt-hours against 15.44 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Iran and Kazakhstan?
- 2.17 terawatt-hours, with Kazakhstan 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 renewables?
- Iran ranks 55th and Kazakhstan ranks 52nd 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.