Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iran
Iran: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 5.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iran, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iran stood at 5.6%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iran peaked at 8.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2007.
That places Iran 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.6% | — |
| 1991 | 8.0% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -36.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +80.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 5.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 3.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iran's 5.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 5.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +80.6% | 2.6% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More energy & mining data for Iran
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iran?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Iran was 5.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2007.
- How does Iran rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Iran ranks 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.