Gas share of electricity in Iran in 2023 — 78.6%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 113. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 26.15 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 78.6 | +0.44 pp |
| 2022 | 78.16 | −2.03 pp |
| 2021 | 80.19 | +3.37 pp |
| 2020 | 76.81 | +3.82 pp |
| 2019 | 72.99 | −9.63 pp |
| 2018 | 82.62 | −1.03 pp |
| 2017 | 83.65 | +2.96 pp |
| 2016 | 80.68 | +1.42 pp |
| 2015 | 79.27 | +7.95 pp |
| 2014 | 71.32 | +11.46 pp |
| 2013 | 59.86 | −7 pp |
| 2012 | 66.86 | +0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 66.8 | −9.12 pp |
| 2010 | 75.92 | −0.12 pp |
| 2009 | 76.04 | −1.98 pp |
| 2008 | 78.02 | +7.07 pp |
| 2007 | 70.95 | +0.67 pp |
| 2006 | 70.29 | −4.55 pp |
| 2005 | 74.83 | −2.29 pp |
| 2004 | 77.12 | −0.84 pp |
| 2003 | 77.96 | +2.63 pp |
| 2002 | 75.32 | +0.88 pp |
| 2001 | 74.45 | −1.21 pp |
| 2000 | 75.66 | +1.24 pp |
| 1999 | 74.42 | +0.42 pp |
| 1998 | 74 | +9.41 pp |
| 1997 | 64.6 | +4.48 pp |
| 1996 | 60.11 | +1.46 pp |
| 1995 | 58.66 | −2.35 pp |
| 1994 | 61.01 | +5.49 pp |
| 1993 | 55.52 | +3.39 pp |
| 1992 | 52.13 | +0.67 pp |
| 1991 | 51.46 | −0.99 pp |
| 1990 | 52.45 | — |
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The share of electricity generated from natural gas. Gas generation holds a particular place in the power system: it emits half as much per kilowatt-hour as coal generation and, unlike sun and wind, switches on when called — which is why it is described both as a transition fuel and as a backup for renewables. The largest shares are in countries with production of their own and in those that replaced coal with gas.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours, as with the other generation shares, and are computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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