Iran vs Pakistan: Renewable energy
Iran
0.1039 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
0.1965 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
67th
Pakistan rank
64th
Renewable energy over time
- Iran
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.1965 terawatt-hours against 0.1039 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 0.0926 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.9 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Pakistan ahead.
Iran ranks 67th and Pakistan ranks 64th of 79 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1388 terawatt-hours | 0.1388 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 0.9446 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.0798 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Iran or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.1965 terawatt-hours against 0.1039 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Iran and Pakistan?
- 0.0926 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Pakistan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Pakistan rank globally for renewable energy?
- Iran ranks 67th and Pakistan ranks 64th of 79 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 Renewable energy. 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.