Oil production, annual growth rate in Iran
Iran: Oil production, annual growth rate was 2.24 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.24 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 76.8%
World rank
28th
of 103 countries
All-time high
369.19 % change on previous year
in 1955
All-time low
-100 % change on previous year
in 1907
Years of data
115
1907–2025
Oil production, annual growth rate in Iran, 1907–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, oil production, annual growth rate in Iran stood at 2.24 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.8% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil production, annual growth rate in Iran peaked at 369.19 % change on previous year in 1955 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1907.
That places Iran 28th out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil production, annual growth rate in Iran, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1912 | 86.36 % change on previous year | -186.4% |
| 1913 | 239.02 % change on previous year | +176.8% |
| 1914 | 37.41 % change on previous year | -84.3% |
| 1915 | 19.63 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 1916 | 43.11 % change on previous year | +119.6% |
| 1917 | 39.45 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1918 | 23.25 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 1919 | 25.27 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1920 | 25.85 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 33.46 % change on previous year | +29.4% |
| 1922 | 27.15 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 1923 | 25.51 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1924 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -34.7% |
| 1925 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 1926 | 6.05 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 1927 | 10.9 % change on previous year | +80.2% |
| 1928 | 5.86 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 1929 | -3.71 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 1930 | 8.76 % change on previous year | -335.9% |
| 1931 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 1932 | 12.08 % change on previous year | -479.8% |
| 1933 | 9.94 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1934 | 6.36 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 1935 | -0.6529 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 1936 | 9.49 % change on previous year | -1553.5% |
| 1937 | 24.01 % change on previous year | +153.0% |
| 1938 | 0.2805 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
| 1939 | -6.05 % change on previous year | -2257.7% |
| 1940 | -10.06 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 1941 | -23.44 % change on previous year | +133.0% |
| 1942 | 42.47 % change on previous year | -281.2% |
| 1943 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 1944 | 36.76 % change on previous year | +1014.2% |
| 1945 | 26.86 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1946 | 13.96 % change on previous year | -48.0% |
| 1947 | 5.24 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 1948 | 23.15 % change on previous year | +342.2% |
| 1949 | 7.78 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 1950 | 18.44 % change on previous year | +136.9% |
| 1951 | -47.66 % change on previous year | -358.4% |
| 1952 | -91.95 % change on previous year | +92.9% |
| 1953 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 1954 | 160.95 % change on previous year | -12263.2% |
| 1955 | 369.19 % change on previous year | +129.4% |
| 1956 | 60.28 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 1957 | 36.66 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 1958 | 14.69 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 1959 | 12.37 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1960 | 15.33 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1961 | 10.87 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 1962 | 10.97 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 11.77 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 15.03 % change on previous year | +27.7% |
| 1965 | 13.06 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1966 | 11.74 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 22.09 % change on previous year | +88.2% |
| 1968 | 9.4 % change on previous year | -57.4% |
| 1969 | 18.55 % change on previous year | +97.3% |
| 1970 | 13.78 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1971 | 18.74 % change on previous year | +36.0% |
| 1972 | 10.94 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 1973 | 16.42 % change on previous year | +50.1% |
| 1974 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
| 1975 | -11.12 % change on previous year | -520.2% |
| 1976 | 10.2 % change on previous year | -191.7% |
| 1977 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 1978 | -7.28 % change on previous year | +90.8% |
| 1979 | -39.4 % change on previous year | +440.8% |
| 1980 | -53.79 % change on previous year | +36.5% |
| 1981 | -10.79 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 1982 | 81.52 % change on previous year | -855.8% |
| 1983 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 1984 | -16.54 % change on previous year | -824.6% |
| 1985 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -146.2% |
| 1986 | -6.93 % change on previous year | -190.8% |
| 1987 | 13.66 % change on previous year | -297.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5635 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1989 | 22.54 % change on previous year | +3899.3% |
| 1990 | 13.17 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 1991 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7505 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 1993 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +553.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3746 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2552 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6389 % change on previous year | +150.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1723 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 1998 | 2.05 % change on previous year | +1087.3% |
| 1999 | -6.64 % change on previous year | -424.6% |
| 2000 | 7.61 % change on previous year | -214.5% |
| 2001 | -0.9708 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 2002 | -5.63 % change on previous year | +479.7% |
| 2003 | 12.82 % change on previous year | -327.8% |
| 2004 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 2005 | -0.4603 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 2006 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -387.5% |
| 2007 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 2009 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -474.3% |
| 2010 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -161.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2336 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 2012 | -15.08 % change on previous year | -6555.9% |
| 2013 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 2014 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -143.1% |
| 2015 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 19.92 % change on previous year | +459.4% |
| 2017 | 8.51 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2018 | -4.73 % change on previous year | -155.6% |
| 2019 | -26.41 % change on previous year | +458.4% |
| 2020 | -8.91 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2021 | 16.33 % change on previous year | -283.4% |
| 2022 | 5.2 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 2023 | 17.8 % change on previous year | +242.1% |
| 2024 | 9.68 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 2025 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 2.24 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2186 % change on previous year, 10.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iran's 2.24 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7274 % change on previous year, 3.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil production, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +12263.2% | -1.32 % change on previous year | 160.95 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -6555.9% | 0.2336 % change on previous year | -15.08 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +3899.3% | 0.5635 % change on previous year | 22.54 % change on previous year |
| 1939 | -2257.7% | 0.2805 % change on previous year | -6.05 % change on previous year |
| 1936 | +1553.5% | -0.6529 % change on previous year | 9.49 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1087.3% | 0.1723 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1910s | 64.19 % change on previous year | 19.63 % change on previous year | 239.02 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1920s | 15.29 % change on previous year | -3.71 % change on previous year | 33.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.1 % change on previous year | -6.05 % change on previous year | 24.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.6 % change on previous year | -23.44 % change on previous year | 42.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 53.16 % change on previous year | -91.95 % change on previous year | 369.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.88 % change on previous year | 9.4 % change on previous year | 22.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.11 % change on previous year | -39.4 % change on previous year | 18.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.02 % change on previous year | -53.79 % change on previous year | 81.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 % change on previous year | -6.64 % change on previous year | 13.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 % change on previous year | -5.63 % change on previous year | 12.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.51 % change on previous year | -26.41 % change on previous year | 19.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.06 % change on previous year | -8.91 % change on previous year | 17.8 % change on previous year | 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 2.0% (2022)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil production, annual growth rate in Iran?
- Oil production, annual growth rate in Iran was 2.24 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil production, annual growth rate recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 369.19 % change on previous year in 1955.
- What is the lowest oil production, annual growth rate recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1907.
- How does Iran rank for oil production, annual growth rate?
- Iran ranks 28th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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 Oil production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Oil production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Oil production Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Oil production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.