Alternative and nuclear energy in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Alternative and nuclear energy was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 1.0% for alternative and nuclear energy in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 118th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +27.8% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -32.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -37.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +54.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +35.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -73.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +40.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +34.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +54.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -35.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +35.9% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 2.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.0% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 118th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.