Brazil vs Iran: Annual change in primary energy from gas
Brazil
18.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran
25.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
14th
Iran rank
13th
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- Brazil
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 25.37 terawatt-hours against 18.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 7.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Iran ranks 13th of 77 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0606 terawatt-hours | 0.7377 terawatt-hours | 0.677 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.7942 terawatt-hours | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 3.22 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.59 terawatt-hours | 10.52 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1990s | 4.33 terawatt-hours | 39.36 terawatt-hours | 35.02 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2000s | 12.88 terawatt-hours | 79.82 terawatt-hours | 66.94 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 15.06 terawatt-hours | 83.6 terawatt-hours | 68.53 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | -4.22 terawatt-hours | 63.14 terawatt-hours | 67.36 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from gas, Brazil or Iran?
- Iran, at 25.37 terawatt-hours against 18.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between Brazil and Iran?
- 7.02 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iran?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Iran rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Iran ranks 13th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.