Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Iran
Iran: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Iran, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Iran stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Iran peaked at 1.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Iran ranks 71st of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.8% | — |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.8% | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -29.8% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +62.1% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -20.2% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -25.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -30.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +49.3% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -42.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -34.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -36.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -29.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +78.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -59.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +51.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +55.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +38.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +64.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -71.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +175.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -25.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 90% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +175.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 68 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
- 69 Hong Kong 1.2% compare
- 70 Oman 1.1% compare
- 72 Qatar 0.6% compare
- 73 Saudi Arabia 0.6% compare
- 74 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
More climate change data for Iran
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0713 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.08 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2419 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.9283 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7738 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -620.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Iran?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Iran was 0.9% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Iran ranks 71st out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.