Share of primary energy from renewables in Iran
Iran: Share of primary energy from renewables was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from renewables 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
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from renewables in Iran is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Iran peaked at 1.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
That places Iran 75th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.8% | — |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.8% | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -29.8% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +62.1% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -20.2% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -25.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -30.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +49.3% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -42.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -34.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -36.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -29.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +78.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -59.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -40.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +209.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -92.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +743.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +51.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -27.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 5% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 50% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +743.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2019 | +209.3% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 72 Saudi Arabia 0.6% compare
- 73 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
- 74 Iraq 0.4% compare
- 76 Singapore 0.4% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 78 Algeria 0.1% 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 renewables in Iran?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Iran was 0.4% 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 renewables recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Iran rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Iran ranks 75th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.