Electricity production by source in Iran
Iran: Electricity production by source was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in Iran, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production by source in Iran stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 140.9% on the previous year and up 704.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Iran peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2008.
That places Iran 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +109.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -43.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | -131.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -560.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +80.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -53.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +369.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -136.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -462.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -49.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +96.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -76.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +1042.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +140.9% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 20% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.7%, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source 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 | +1042.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 2 |
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 production by source in Iran?
- Electricity production by source in Iran was 0.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2008.
- How does Iran rank for electricity production by source?
- Iran ranks 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 704.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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