Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Iran
Iran: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 141.55 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Iran, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Iran stood at 141.55 watts per capita. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Iran peaked at 141.55 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.8 watts per capita, in 2001.
Iran ranks 123rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Iran, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.26 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 29.8 watts per capita | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 44.7 watts per capita | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 64.51 watts per capita | +44.3% |
| 2004 | 71.69 watts per capita | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 84.65 watts per capita | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 90.19 watts per capita | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 100.33 watts per capita | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 102.43 watts per capita | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 102.12 watts per capita | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 110.93 watts per capita | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 112.91 watts per capita | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 124.21 watts per capita | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 129.08 watts per capita | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 134.4 watts per capita | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 126.02 watts per capita | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 128.65 watts per capita | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 133.69 watts per capita | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 135.14 watts per capita | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 135.59 watts per capita | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 135.67 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 134.87 watts per capita | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 138.5 watts per capita | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 139.65 watts per capita | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 141.55 watts per capita | +1.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 141.55 watts per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183.07 watts per capita, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 141.55 watts per capita is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.75 watts per capita, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +50.0% | 29.8 watts per capita | 44.7 watts per capita |
| 2003 | +44.3% | 44.7 watts per capita | 64.51 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.07 watts per capita | 29.8 watts per capita | 102.43 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.06 watts per capita | 110.93 watts per capita | 135.59 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.05 watts per capita | 134.87 watts per capita | 141.55 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 120 Guatemala 146.89 watts per capita compare
- 121 Saint Kitts and Nevis 143.33 watts per capita compare
- 122 Uzbekistan 142.08 watts per capita compare
- 124 India 140.93 watts per capita compare
- 125 Saudi Arabia 139.66 watts per capita compare
- 126 Oman 136.72 watts per capita 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Iran?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Iran was 141.55 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 141.55 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8 watts per capita in 2001.
- How does Iran rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Iran ranks 123rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).