Iran vs Netherlands: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Iran
-36.6%
in 2025
Netherlands
-33.2%
in 2025
Iran rank
65th
Netherlands rank
64th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Iran
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -33.2% against -36.6% in Iran, a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 65th and Netherlands ranks 64th of 68 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4% | 445.8% | 441.5% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 14.9% | 13.1% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 3.6% | 6.3% | Iran |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 2.6% | 28.5% | Iran |
| 2020s | -24.5% | 16.4% | 40.9% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Iran or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at -33.2% against -36.6% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Iran and Netherlands?
- 3.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Netherlands?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Netherlands rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Iran ranks 65th and Netherlands ranks 64th of 68 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 hydropower. 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.