Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in Iran
Iran: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square was 1,736 kWh per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Iran, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Iran is 1,736 kWh per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 150.4% on the previous year and up 1,097.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Iran peaked at 1,736 kWh per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -33.18 kWh per square kilometre, in 2008.
Iran ranks 133rd of 208 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.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in Iran, year by year
| Year | kWh per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 6.14 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 13.84 kWh per square kilometre | +125.4% |
| 2001 | 8.39 kWh per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 2002 | -2.89 kWh per square kilometre | -134.5% |
| 2003 | 14.51 kWh per square kilometre | -601.7% |
| 2004 | 28.46 kWh per square kilometre | +96.1% |
| 2005 | 34.33 kWh per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 17.43 kWh per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2007 | 86.56 kWh per square kilometre | +396.6% |
| 2008 | -33.18 kWh per square kilometre | -138.3% |
| 2009 | 124.14 kWh per square kilometre | -474.1% |
| 2010 | 133.06 kWh per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 145.01 kWh per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 139.7 kWh per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 73.23 kWh per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2014 | 150.45 kWh per square kilometre | +105.5% |
| 2015 | 157.83 kWh per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 177.47 kWh per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 44.7 kWh per square kilometre | -74.8% |
| 2018 | 512.63 kWh per square kilometre | +1046.9% |
| 2019 | 660.27 kWh per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2020 | 693.4 kWh per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1,736 kWh per square kilometre | +150.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1,736 kWh per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,733 kWh per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1,736 kWh per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,793 kWh per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1046.9% | 44.7 kWh per square kilometre | 512.63 kWh per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.614 kWh per square kilometre | 0 kWh per square kilometre | 6.14 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.16 kWh per square kilometre | -33.18 kWh per square kilometre | 124.14 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.43 kWh per square kilometre | 44.7 kWh per square kilometre | 660.27 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,215 kWh per square kilometre | 693.4 kWh per square kilometre | 1,736 kWh per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 130 Rwanda 2,081 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 131 Ecuador 2,020 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 132 Malawi 1,882 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 134 Georgia 1,537 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 135 Albania 1,522 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 136 Togo 1,345 kWh per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Iran
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2023)
- Gas production 2,648 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 28,655 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2,648 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 28,655 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Iran?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Iran was 1,736 kWh per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1,736 kWh per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.18 kWh per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Iran rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Iran ranks 133rd out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,097.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.