Egypt vs Iran: Annual change in primary energy from gas
Egypt
16.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran
25.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
14th
Iran rank
12th
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 25.37 terawatt-hours against 16.72 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 8.65 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.5 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Egypt ranks 14th and Iran ranks 12th of 76 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0529 terawatt-hours | 0.7377 terawatt-hours | 0.6847 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 3.01 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1980s | 6.37 terawatt-hours | 10.52 terawatt-hours | 4.15 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1990s | 8.34 terawatt-hours | 39.36 terawatt-hours | 31.02 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2000s | 25.16 terawatt-hours | 79.82 terawatt-hours | 54.66 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 18.09 terawatt-hours | 83.6 terawatt-hours | 65.5 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 4.03 terawatt-hours | 63.14 terawatt-hours | 59.11 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, Egypt or Iran?
- Iran, at 25.37 terawatt-hours against 16.72 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between Egypt and Iran?
- 8.65 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- Egypt ranks 14th and Iran ranks 12th of 76 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 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.