Electricity demand per person in Iran
Iran: Electricity demand per person was 4,281 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,281 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
80th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4,296 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
1,787 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand per person in Iran, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Iran recorded 4,281 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Iran peaked at 4,296 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,787 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Iran ranks 80th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Iran, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,787 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,887 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 2,035 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 2,213 kilowatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 2,321 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2,456 kilowatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 2,632 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 2,714 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2,758 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2,848 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2,996 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2,942 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3,044 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3,121 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3,310 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3,360 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3,385 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,538 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 3,584 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3,584 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,766 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 3,952 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 4,028 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4,142 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 4,296 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 4,281 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 4,281 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 4,281 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,064 kilowatt-hours, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,365 kilowatt-hours | 1,787 kilowatt-hours | 2,848 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,286 kilowatt-hours | 2,942 kilowatt-hours | 3,584 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,078 kilowatt-hours | 3,766 kilowatt-hours | 4,296 kilowatt-hours | 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 electricity demand per person in Iran?
- Electricity demand per person in Iran was 4,281 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 4,296 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,787 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for electricity demand per person?
- Iran ranks 80th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.