Iran
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
398.7 TWh- Coal generation · #65 of 203 0.7 0.2%
- Other fossil generation · #3 of 205 85 21.3%
- Gas generation · #6 of 202 292.2 73.3%
- Nuclear generation · #29 of 200 5.4 1.4%
- Hydro generation · #46 of 204 12 3%
- Solar generation · #52 of 205 2.2 0.6%
- Bioenergy generation · #103 of 205 0 <0.1%
- Wind generation · #55 of 203 1.2 0.3%
- Other renewables generation — —
Since 1985
Table · 41 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.7 | 85 | 292.2 | 5.4 | 12 | 2.2 | 0 | 1.2 | — | 398.7 |
| 2024 | 0.7 | 81 | 286 | 7 | 18.9 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | — | 395.8 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 56.3 | 293.7 | 6.6 | 22.8 | 0.7 | 0 | 1.1 | — | 382 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 65.2 | 278.7 | 6.6 | 14 | 0.7 | 0 | 1.1 | — | 367.1 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 54.1 | 282.4 | 3.5 | 13.8 | 0.6 | 0 | 1.1 | — | 356.4 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 56.8 | 248.3 | 6.3 | 23.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 1.1 | — | 337.2 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 52.3 | 224.3 | 6.4 | 33.9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.7 | — | 318.9 |
| 2018 | 0.6 | 27.7 | 266.3 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.8 | — | 312.3 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 27.4 | 252.5 | 7 | 17.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | — | 305.2 |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 38.3 | 225.3 | 6.5 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | — | 286.1 |
| 2015 | 0.5 | 56.3 | 206.6 | 3.5 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | — | 280.2 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 64.3 | 192 | 4.1 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | — | 275.6 |
| 2013 | 0.5 | 101.6 | 137.7 | 4.3 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | — | 258.9 |
| 2012 | 0.4 | 77.7 | 156.4 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | — | 248.8 |
| 2011 | 0.4 | 81.8 | 142.3 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | — | 235.6 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 51 | 173.9 | — | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | — | 235.7 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 65.1 | 149.4 | — | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | — | 221.8 |
| 2008 | 0.4 | 67.4 | 135.1 | — | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | — | 210.5 |
| 2007 | 0.6 | 45.7 | 138.8 | — | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | — | 203.1 |
| 2006 | 0.6 | 49.1 | 125.1 | — | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | — | 193.4 |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 37.4 | 124.6 | — | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | — | 177.1 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 35.7 | 114.6 | — | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 162.8 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 31.7 | 109.9 | — | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 151.6 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 31.6 | 98 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 138.2 |
| 2001 | 0.5 | 33.5 | 89.5 | — | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 127.6 |
| 2000 | 0.5 | 33.5 | 81.6 | — | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 119.3 |
| 1999 | 0.4 | 27.3 | 77.2 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 110.1 |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 23 | 71.8 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 102.4 |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 32.1 | 58.9 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 97 |
| 1996 | 0.1 | 31.7 | 49.1 | 0 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 89.7 |
| 1995 | 0.1 | 29.3 | 46.6 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 84.4 |
| 1994 | 0.1 | 26.8 | 47.2 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 81 |
| 1993 | 0.1 | 23.8 | 40.3 | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 74.7 |
| 1992 | 0.1 | 20.7 | 37.2 | 0 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 67.2 |
| 1991 | 0.1 | 22.1 | 35 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 62.8 |
| 1990 | 0.1 | 19.9 | 30.3 | 0 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 57.7 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | 18.3 | 26.4 | 0 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 51.4 |
| 1988 | 0.1 | 18.6 | 20 | 0 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 47 |
| 1987 | 0.1 | 23.6 | 13.5 | 0 | 7.8 | — | — | — | — | 45.1 |
| 1986 | 0.1 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 0 | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | 42.2 |
| 1985 | 0.1 | 19.2 | 13.7 | 0 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 38.9 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity0 GW2025 · #92 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity0 GW2025 · #73 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand397.3 TWh2025 · #13 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports-1.4 TWh2025 · #178 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity0 GW2025 · #116 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity0 GW2025 · #139 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity1 GW2025 · #27 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity0 GW2025 · #162 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions261.6 MtCO2e2025 · #9 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity656.1 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #31 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity1.8 GW2025 · #46 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity0 GW2025 · #191 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation398.7 TWh2025 · #13 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity0.4 GW2025 · #54 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11