Greece vs Iran: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Greece
29.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran
31.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
53rd
Iran rank
51st
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Greece
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 31.77 terawatt-hours against 29.56 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 2.21 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iran ahead.
Greece ranks 53rd and Iran ranks 51st of 77 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | 0.4765 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1970s | 2.49 terawatt-hours | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.87 terawatt-hours | 6.59 terawatt-hours | 3.73 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1990s | 3.25 terawatt-hours | 7.54 terawatt-hours | 4.29 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2000s | 6.08 terawatt-hours | 10.35 terawatt-hours | 4.27 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 15.38 terawatt-hours | 27.84 terawatt-hours | 12.46 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 26.82 terawatt-hours | 35.27 terawatt-hours | 8.45 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Greece or Iran?
- Iran, at 31.77 terawatt-hours against 29.56 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Greece and Iran?
- 2.21 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iran?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Iran rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Greece ranks 53rd 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.