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
52nd
Peru rank
50th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Iran
- Peru
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 52nd and Peru ranks 50th of 80 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 | 37.57 terawatt-hours | 42.19 terawatt-hours | 4.62 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 52nd and Peru ranks 50th of 80 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.