Share of electricity generation from renewables in Iran
Iran: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Iran, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from renewables in Iran stood at 3.8%.
The figure is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Iran peaked at 14.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2009.
That places Iran 180th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.8% | — |
| 1991 | 8.9% | -30.3% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | +53.5% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -39.6% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -37.6% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +78.8% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -59.3% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -40.1% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +217.6% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -40.8% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +50.7% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -17.8% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -27.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 3.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 16% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 3.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.8%, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +217.6% | 3.5% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 4.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 3.1% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 7.4% | 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)
- 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 electricity generation from renewables in Iran?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Iran was 3.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2009.
- How does Iran rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Iran ranks 180th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.