Iran vs Romania: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Iran
1.0%
in 2025
Romania
1.3%
in 2025
Iran rank
36th
Romania rank
34th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Iran
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.3% against 1.0% in Iran, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.
Iran ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 10.0% | 1.5% | Romania |
| 1970s | 21.9% | 4.6% | 17.3% | Iran |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 0.3% | 12.4% | Iran |
| 1990s | 17.1% | -6.6% | 23.7% | Iran |
| 2000s | 9.5% | -2.4% | 11.9% | Iran |
| 2010s | 5.0% | -1.2% | 6.2% | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -1.7% | 4.4% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Iran or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.3% against 1.0% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Iran and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Romania rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Iran ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.