Egypt vs Iran: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Egypt
34.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran
31.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
50th
Iran rank
51st
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 34.1 terawatt-hours against 31.77 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 2.33 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 50th and Iran ranks 51st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | 0.5038 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1970s | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 3.18 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 6.59 terawatt-hours | 2.94 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 7.54 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 14.19 terawatt-hours | 10.35 terawatt-hours | 3.84 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 15.66 terawatt-hours | 27.84 terawatt-hours | 12.18 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 27.12 terawatt-hours | 35.27 terawatt-hours | 8.15 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at 34.1 terawatt-hours against 31.77 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Egypt and Iran?
- 2.33 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Egypt ranks 50th and Iran ranks 51st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.