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 70th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
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
- 67 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
- 68 Hong Kong 1.2% compare
- 69 Oman 1.1% compare
- 71 Qatar 0.6% compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 0.6% compare
- 73 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
More climate change data for Iran
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 92.42 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 71.51 million (2025)
- Urban population 77.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 21.81 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
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 70th out of 79 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.