Canada vs Iran: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Canada
0.9%
in 2025
Iran
0.6%
in 2025
Canada rank
31st
Iran rank
33rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Canada
- Iran
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Iran, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Canada ranks 31st and Iran ranks 33rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 9.9% | 4.2% | Iran |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 11.7% | 8.3% | Iran |
| 1980s | -0.6% | 4.5% | 5.1% | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 3.5% | 2.7% | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 3.0% | 2.0% | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | -0.6% | 1.5% | 2.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Canada or Iran?
- Canada, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Canada and Iran?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iran?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iran rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Canada ranks 31st and Iran ranks 33rd of 79 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 oil. 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.