Oil share of electricity in Iran in 2023 — 14.82%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 22.33 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.82 | −0.27 pp |
| 2022 | 15.09 | +0.54 pp |
| 2021 | 14.55 | +0.05 pp |
| 2020 | 14.49 | −0.28 pp |
| 2019 | 14.78 | +5.39 pp |
| 2018 | 9.39 | +0.83 pp |
| 2017 | 8.56 | −2.52 pp |
| 2016 | 11.08 | −3.34 pp |
| 2015 | 14.43 | −7.24 pp |
| 2014 | 21.66 | −10.86 pp |
| 2013 | 32.53 | +5.26 pp |
| 2012 | 27.27 | −0.49 pp |
| 2011 | 27.76 | +8 pp |
| 2010 | 19.76 | −0.66 pp |
| 2009 | 20.42 | +1.04 pp |
| 2008 | 19.37 | −0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 19.88 | +0 pp |
| 2006 | 19.88 | +4.11 pp |
| 2005 | 15.77 | −0.43 pp |
| 2004 | 16.2 | +1.69 pp |
| 2003 | 14.5 | −4.05 pp |
| 2002 | 18.56 | −2.71 pp |
| 2001 | 21.26 | +0.37 pp |
| 2000 | 20.89 | +0.13 pp |
| 1999 | 20.76 | +1.68 pp |
| 1998 | 19.08 | −9.13 pp |
| 1997 | 28.22 | −3.43 pp |
| 1996 | 31.65 | −1.01 pp |
| 1995 | 32.66 | +2.88 pp |
| 1994 | 29.78 | −1.68 pp |
| 1993 | 31.46 | −2.41 pp |
| 1992 | 33.87 | −3.52 pp |
| 1991 | 37.39 | +0.24 pp |
| 1990 | 37.15 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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