Iran vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Iran
-10.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-8.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
75th
Sweden rank
74th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Iran
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -8.79 terawatt-hours against -10.67 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 1.88 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 74th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1458 terawatt-hours | -1.12 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.308 terawatt-hours | 8.39 terawatt-hours | 8.08 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1349 terawatt-hours | 15.13 terawatt-hours | 15 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | -0.1554 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 2.64 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1777 terawatt-hours | -3.72 terawatt-hours | 3.9 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 7.36 terawatt-hours | 2.6 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | -3.8 terawatt-hours | -8.08 terawatt-hours | 4.29 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Iran or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -8.79 terawatt-hours against -10.67 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Iran and Sweden?
- 1.88 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Iran ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 74th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.