IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Iran
Iran: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 14.29 Index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Iran, 1971–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Iran stood at 14.29 Index.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Iran peaked at 66.34 Index in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8.56 Index, in 2017.
Iran ranks 32nd of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Iran, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61.69 Index | — |
| 1972 | 52.75 Index | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 58.96 Index | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 54.56 Index | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 55.82 Index | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 55.77 Index | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 52.72 Index | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 50.94 Index | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 49.56 Index | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 49.58 Index | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 49.4 Index | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 41.63 Index | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 58.6 Index | +40.8% |
| 1984 | 58.86 Index | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 66.34 Index | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 61.49 Index | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 43 Index | -30.1% |
| 1988 | 45.02 Index | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 41.15 Index | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 37.15 Index | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 37.39 Index | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 33.87 Index | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 31.46 Index | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 29.78 Index | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 32.66 Index | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 31.65 Index | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 28.22 Index | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 19.08 Index | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 20.76 Index | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 20.89 Index | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 21.26 Index | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 18.56 Index | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 14.5 Index | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 16.2 Index | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 15.77 Index | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 19.88 Index | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 19.88 Index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.37 Index | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 20.42 Index | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 19.76 Index | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 27.76 Index | +40.5% |
| 2012 | 27.27 Index | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 32.53 Index | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 21.66 Index | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 14.43 Index | -33.4% |
| 2016 | 11.08 Index | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 8.56 Index | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 9.39 Index | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 14.78 Index | +57.3% |
| 2020 | 14.49 Index | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 14.55 Index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.09 Index | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 14.68 Index | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 14.29 Index | -2.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 14.29 Index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9 Index, 7.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iran's 14.29 Index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.5 Index, 4.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +57.3% | 9.39 Index | 14.78 Index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.75 Index | 49.56 Index | 61.69 Index | 9 |
| 1980s | 51.51 Index | 41.15 Index | 66.34 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.2 Index | 19.08 Index | 37.39 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.67 Index | 14.5 Index | 21.26 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.72 Index | 8.56 Index | 32.53 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.62 Index | 14.29 Index | 15.09 Index | 5 |
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 ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Iran?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Iran was 14.29 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 66.34 Index in 1985.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.56 Index in 2017.
- How does Iran rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Iran ranks 32nd out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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