Coal share of electricity — all countries

Coal share of electricity — Iran

Coal share of electricity in Iran in 2023 — 0.18%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.07 pp.

2023 0.18% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 7of 87
Period maximum 0.4%2000
Period minimum 0.1%1997

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Coal share of electricity — Iran, 1990–202300.10.20.30.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.11%1991: 0.15%1992: 0.12%1993: 0.13%1994: 0.12%1995: 0.11%1996: 0.1%1997: 0.1%1998: 0.11%1999: 0.37%2000: 0.4%2001: 0.36%2002: 0.37%2003: 0.31%2004: 0.29%2005: 0.32%2006: 0.29%2007: 0.28%2008: 0.18%2009: 0.17%2010: 0.15%2011: 0.18%2012: 0.16%2013: 0.17%2014: 0.19%2015: 0.16%2016: 0.17%2017: 0.22%2018: 0.21%2019: 0.25%2020: 0.23%2021: 0.2%2022: 0.19%2023: 0.18%
Change over the period: +0.07 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 0.18%
World 35.52%
Coal share of electricity — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.18 −0.01 pp
2022 0.19 −0.02 pp
2021 0.2 −0.03 pp
2020 0.23 −0.02 pp
2019 0.25 +0.04 pp
2018 0.21 −0.02 pp
2017 0.22 +0.05 pp
2016 0.17 +0 pp
2015 0.16 −0.03 pp
2014 0.19 +0.02 pp
2013 0.17 +0.02 pp
2012 0.16 −0.02 pp
2011 0.18 +0.03 pp
2010 0.15 −0.02 pp
2009 0.17 −0.01 pp
2008 0.18 −0.1 pp
2007 0.28 −0.01 pp
2006 0.29 −0.03 pp
2005 0.32 +0.04 pp
2004 0.29 −0.02 pp
2003 0.31 −0.06 pp
2002 0.37 +0 pp
2001 0.36 −0.04 pp
2000 0.4 +0.03 pp
1999 0.37 +0.26 pp
1998 0.11 +0.01 pp
1997 0.1 −0 pp
1996 0.1 −0.01 pp
1995 0.11 −0.01 pp
1994 0.12 −0.01 pp
1993 0.13 +0.01 pp
1992 0.12 −0.03 pp
1991 0.15 +0.04 pp
1990 0.11

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.

Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.