Iceland vs Iran: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Iceland
0.7%
in 2025
Iran
0.6%
in 2025
Iceland rank
32nd
Iran rank
33rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Iceland
- Iran
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Iran, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Iceland ranks 32nd and Iran ranks 33rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 9.9% | 9.1% | Iran |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 11.7% | 8.9% | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 4.5% | 4.0% | Iran |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 3.0% | 1.1% | Iran |
| 2010s | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Iceland or Iran?
- Iceland, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Iceland and Iran?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Iran?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Iran rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Iceland ranks 32nd 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.