Share of primary energy from gas in Iran
Iran: Share of primary energy from gas was 69.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from gas in Iran, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from gas in Iran stood at 69.5%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Iran peaked at 70.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1968.
Iran ranks 5th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from gas in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 8.3% | — |
| 1966 | 8.0% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 7.6% | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 7.4% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 15.8% | +100.4% |
| 1971 | 16.7% | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 17.0% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 15.3% | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 13.4% | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 12.1% | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 11.9% | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 12.5% | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 22.1% | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 30.5% | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 31.9% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 18.8% | -41.3% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +39.8% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 69.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8%, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Iran's 69.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.7%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +100.4% | 7.9% | 15.8% |
| 1993 | -41.3% | 31.9% | 18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 9.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 11.5% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 18.8% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 42.8% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 58.0% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.5% | 70.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 2 Turkmenistan 81.0% compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 75.3% compare
- 4 Qatar 70.6% compare
- 6 Oman 68.4% compare
- 7 Algeria 67.9% compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 62.1% compare
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 share of primary energy from gas in Iran?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Iran was 69.5% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1968.
- How does Iran rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Iran ranks 5th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.