Greece vs Iran: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Greece
0.5%
in 2025
Iran
0.6%
in 2025
Greece rank
34th
Iran rank
33rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Greece
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Greece ranks 34th and Iran ranks 33rd of 79 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 9.9% | 1.0% | Iran |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 11.7% | 4.4% | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 4.5% | 2.4% | Iran |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 3.0% | 2.4% | Iran |
| 2010s | -2.7% | 0.0% | 2.7% | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Greece or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Greece and Iran?
- 0.1%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iran?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Iran rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Greece ranks 34th 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.