Renewables share of electricity — all countries

Renewables share of electricity — Iran

Renewables share of electricity in Iran in 2025 — 3.85%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.65 pp.

2025 3.85% −1.48 pp vs 2024
World rank 88of 91
Period maximum 11.01%2019
Period minimum 3.13%2009

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Renewables share of electricity — Iran, 2000–20250510152000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 3.2%2001: 3.25%2002: 5.81%2003: 6.34%2004: 7.36%2005: 8.2%2006: 9.64%2007: 8.91%2008: 3.63%2009: 3.13%2010: 4.42%2011: 4.63%2012: 5.15%2013: 5.74%2014: 5.35%2015: 4.79%2016: 5.46%2017: 5.79%2018: 3.47%2019: 11.01%2020: 7.4%2021: 4.38%2022: 4.3%2023: 6.48%2024: 5.33%2025: 3.85%
Change over the period: +0.65 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp
Renewables share of electricity — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.85 −1.48 pp
2024 5.33 −1.15 pp
2023 6.48 +2.18 pp
2022 4.3 −0.08 pp
2021 4.38 −3.02 pp
2020 7.4 −3.61 pp
2019 11.01 +7.54 pp
2018 3.47 −2.32 pp
2017 5.79 +0.33 pp
2016 5.46 +0.67 pp
2015 4.79 −0.56 pp
2014 5.35 −0.39 pp
2013 5.74 +0.59 pp
2012 5.15 +0.52 pp
2011 4.63 +0.21 pp
2010 4.42 +1.29 pp
2009 3.13 −0.5 pp
2008 3.63 −5.28 pp
2007 8.91 −0.73 pp
2006 9.64 +1.44 pp
2005 8.2 +0.84 pp
2004 7.36 +1.02 pp
2003 6.34 +0.53 pp
2002 5.81 +2.56 pp
2001 3.25 +0.05 pp
2000 3.2

Southern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of electricity from all renewable sources: hydro, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and tidal plants. It differs fundamentally from the indicator for renewables excluding hydro, and the difference explains most of the puzzlement such rankings cause: with hydro included, the top of the list holds countries whose renewable share has always been high — Norway, Paraguay, Nepal — while excluding hydro shows those that rebuilt their generation over the past twenty years.

Important: Hydro is included. The series without hydro is Renewables excluding hydro; it comes from the World Bank and covers more territories. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.