Iran - Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)

Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Iran was 14.43 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 66.34 in 1985, while its lowest value was 14.43 in 2015.

Definition: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 61.42
1972 52.39
1973 58.96
1974 54.56
1975 55.82
1976 55.77
1977 52.72
1978 50.94
1979 49.56
1980 49.58
1981 49.40
1982 41.63
1983 58.60
1984 58.86
1985 66.34
1986 61.49
1987 43.00
1988 45.02
1989 41.15
1990 37.15
1991 37.39
1992 33.87
1993 31.46
1994 29.78
1995 32.66
1996 31.65
1997 28.22
1998 19.08
1999 20.77
2000 20.89
2001 21.27
2002 18.56
2003 14.50
2004 16.20
2005 15.77
2006 19.88
2007 19.88
2008 19.37
2009 20.42
2010 19.76
2011 27.76
2012 27.27
2013 32.53
2014 21.66
2015 14.43

Development Relevance: Oil includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, refinery feedstocks and additives, other hydrocarbons (including emulsified oils, synthetic crude oil, mineral oils extracted from bituminous minerals such as oil shale, and bituminous sand) and petroleum products (refinery gas, ethane, LPG, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, jet fuels, kerosene, gas/diesel oil, heavy fuel oil, naphtha, white spirit, lubricants, bitumen, paraffin waxes and petroleum coke). Use of energy is important in improving people's standard of living. But electricity generation also can damage the environment. Whether such damage occurs depends largely on how electricity is generated. For example, burning coal releases twice as much carbon dioxide - a major contributor to global warming - as does burning an equivalent amount of natural gas. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions result primarily from fossil fuel combustion and cement manufacturing. In combustion different fossil fuels release different amounts of carbon dioxide for the same level of energy use: oil releases about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas, and coal releases about twice as much. Nuclear energy does not generate carbon dioxide emissions, but it produces other dangerous waste products.

Limitations and Exceptions: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable. Data on access to electricity are collected by the IEA from industry, national surveys, and international sources.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) is the share of electricity produced by oil and petroleum products in total electricity production which is the total number of GWh generated by power plants separated into electricity plants and CHP plants. The International Energy Agency (IEA) compiles data on energy inputs used to generate electricity. IEA data for countries that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. In addition, estimates are sometimes made to complete major aggregates from which key data are missing, and adjustments are made to compensate for differences in definitions. The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Electricity production shares may not sum to 100 percent because other sources of generated electricity (such as geothermal, solar, and wind) are not shown. Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use