Total electricity output in Iran
Iran: Total electricity output was 280,633 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Iran, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Iran stood at 280,633 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Iran peaked at 280,633 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59,102 GWh, in 1990.
That places Iran 15th out of 228 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,970 GWh | 59,102 GWh | 112,632 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,405 GWh | 121,369 GWh | 221,370 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 257,494 GWh | 232,959 GWh | 280,633 GWh | 6 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Iran?
- Total electricity output in Iran was 280,633 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 280,633 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,102 GWh in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for total electricity output?
- Iran ranks 15th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants