Iran vs Peru: Primary energy from low-carbon energy

Iran
31.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru
48.05 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
51st
Peru rank
49th

Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time

  • Iran
  • Peru
0204060196519952025

How they compare

Peru currently reports 48.05 terawatt-hours against 31.77 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 16.28 terawatt-hours.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Peru ahead.

Iran ranks 51st and Peru ranks 49th of 77 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 2 terawatt-hours 3.14 terawatt-hours 1.14 terawatt-hours Peru
1970s 3.77 terawatt-hours 5.87 terawatt-hours 2.1 terawatt-hours Peru
1980s 6.59 terawatt-hours 9.55 terawatt-hours 2.96 terawatt-hours Peru
1990s 7.54 terawatt-hours 12.8 terawatt-hours 5.27 terawatt-hours Peru
2000s 10.35 terawatt-hours 19.81 terawatt-hours 9.46 terawatt-hours Peru
2010s 27.84 terawatt-hours 31.65 terawatt-hours 3.81 terawatt-hours Peru
2020s 35.27 terawatt-hours 42.19 terawatt-hours 6.92 terawatt-hours Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Iran or Peru?
Peru, at 48.05 terawatt-hours against 31.77 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Iran and Peru?
16.28 terawatt-hours, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Peru?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Iran and Peru rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
Iran ranks 51st and Peru ranks 49th 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

Indicator
Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.