Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal in Iran
Iran: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal in Iran, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 2.0% for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal in 2025.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy from coal in Iran peaked at 85.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -38.9%, in 1978.
Iran ranks 23rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 10.0% | — |
| 1967 | 10.3% | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 10.2% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 10.3% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | -29.5% | -387.2% |
| 1972 | 56.2% | -290.3% |
| 1973 | 68.1% | +21.2% |
| 1974 | 9.5% | -86.0% |
| 1975 | 85.2% | +795.5% |
| 1976 | -1.2% | -101.4% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -200.0% |
| 1978 | -38.9% | -3441.6% |
| 1979 | 44.3% | -214.0% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | -88.0% |
| 1981 | -16.5% | -410.5% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | -311.5% |
| 1983 | -5.6% | -116.2% |
| 1984 | -22.7% | +301.6% |
| 1985 | -1.6% | -92.9% |
| 1986 | -1.5% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | -1.6% | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -295.6% |
| 1989 | -26.5% | -931.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -100.1% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | +175407.0% |
| 1992 | -11.9% | -127.9% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | -292.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -98.2% |
| 1995 | -6.3% | -1677.1% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -172.7% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -45.8% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +558.5% |
| 1999 | -4.8% | -129.4% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -229.8% |
| 2001 | -2.0% | -131.3% |
| 2002 | -5.3% | +167.4% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -259.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -43.9% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +185.2% |
| 2006 | -3.5% | -126.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -222.2% |
| 2008 | -21.3% | -601.0% |
| 2009 | -35.5% | +66.8% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | -225.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -93.8% |
| 2012 | -22.4% | -911.5% |
| 2013 | -16.8% | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -213.6% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | -16.8% | -182.8% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -180.1% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +139.7% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -39.7% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -33.0% |
| 2021 | -5.4% | -141.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -216.1% |
| 2023 | -16.0% | -358.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -113.4% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 2.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.3%. (23 countries reporting)
- Iran's 2.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 1.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +175407.0% | 0.0% | 42.7% |
| 1978 | -3441.6% | 1.2% | -38.9% |
| 1995 | -1677.1% | 0.4% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 4 |
| 1970s | 20.5% | -38.9% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.3% | -26.5% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | -11.9% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.1% | -35.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | -22.4% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -16.0% | 13.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More energy & mining data for Iran
- 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 annual percentage change in primary energy from coal in Iran?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal in Iran was 2.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy from coal recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy from coal recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.9% in 1978.
- How does Iran rank for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Iran ranks 23rd out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy from coal rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.