What is the difference in gas consumption per person between Iran and USSR?

9,406 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and USSR?

20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.

Where does this data come from?

Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs USSR: Gas consumption per person

Iran

27,730 kilowatt-hours per person

in 2025

USSR

18,324 kilowatt-hours per person

in 1984

Iran rank

12th

USSR rank

15th

Gas consumption per person over time

Iran
USSR

How they compare

Iran currently reports 27,730 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,324 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 9,406 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.5 times USSR's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 12th and USSR ranks 15th of 219 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	333.35 kilowatt-hours per person	6,296 kilowatt-hours per person	5,963 kilowatt-hours per person	USSR
1970s	1,187 kilowatt-hours per person	10,691 kilowatt-hours per person	9,504 kilowatt-hours per person	USSR
1980s	1,478 kilowatt-hours per person	16,074 kilowatt-hours per person	14,595 kilowatt-hours per person	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas consumption per person, Iran or USSR?: Iran, at 27,730 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,324 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in gas consumption per person between Iran and USSR?: 9,406 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and USSR?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
How do Iran and USSR rank globally for gas consumption per person?: Iran ranks 12th and USSR ranks 15th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gas consumption per person
Unit: kilowatt-hours per person
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 219 places, 10,244 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.