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Iran's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2019-01 → 2025-04 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2025-04
672gCO₂e/kWh
#73 cleanest of 84 tracked (2024)
Renewables share
3.5%
clean incl. nuclear: 3.5%
Records
Cleanest: 547 (2019-04)
Dirtiest: 688 (2021-10)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 655 | 0 | 5.7 | 389.9 |
| 2023 | 655 | -10 | 6 | 385 |
| 2022 | 665 | -2 | 4.5 | 370.1 |
| 2021 | 667 | +19 | 4.1 | 357.1 |
| 2020 | 648 | +22 | 6.9 | 337.7 |
| 2019 | 626 | — | 10.2 | 322.8 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/ir".