Share of electricity production by source in Iran
Iran: Share of electricity production by source was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Iran, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.2% for share of electricity production by source in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Iran peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1997.
That places Iran 81st out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -33.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +32.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +246.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -34.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 22.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +246.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 109.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Iran?
- Share of electricity production by source in Iran was 0.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1997.
- How does Iran rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Iran ranks 81st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.