Electricity demand in Iran
Iran: Electricity demand was 395.6 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
395.6 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 214 countries
All-time high
395.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
118.67 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Iran, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Iran recorded 395.6 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Iran peaked at 395.6 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 118.67 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Iran 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Iran, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 118.67 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 127.29 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 138.41 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 152.22 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 163.09 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 176.39 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 193.2 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 202.44 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 208.3 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 217.73 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 231.99 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 230.58 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 241.61 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 250.98 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 269.74 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 277.57 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 283.67 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 300.85 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 308.64 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 312.02 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 330.41 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 349.61 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 360.61 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 375.29 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 393.39 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 395.6 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 395.6 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 20.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 395.6 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.23 terawatt-hours, 8.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 169.77 terawatt-hours | 118.67 terawatt-hours | 217.73 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 270.76 terawatt-hours | 230.58 terawatt-hours | 312.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 367.48 terawatt-hours | 330.41 terawatt-hours | 395.6 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity demand in Iran?
- Electricity demand in Iran was 395.6 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 395.6 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.67 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for electricity demand?
- Iran ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.