Iran Energy Situation

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Iran

Capital:

Tehran

Region:

Coordinates:

32.0000° N, 53.0000° E

Total Area (km²): It includes a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

1,745,150

Population: It is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.

90,608,707 (2023)

Rural Population (% of total population): It refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

23 (2023)

GDP (current US$): It is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.

404,625,655,205 (2023)

GDP Per Capita (current US$): It is gross domestic product divided by midyear population

4,465.64 (2023)

Access to Electricity (% of population): It is the percentage of population with access to electricity.

100.00 (2022)

Energy Imports Net (% of energy use): It is estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

-33.40 (2014)

Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption (% of total): It comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

99.02 (2014)

Source: World Bank

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Introduction

The Islamic Republic of Iran is located in the Middle East and shares borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh (de facto independent state), Armenia, Turkey and Iraq. There are various climate zones ranging from subtropical in the South to temperate in the North, with a desert zone in the middle.

Energy Situation

Energy Data

Primary Energy Supply

Iran is a resource rich country. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), holds the world's fourth-largest proved crude oil reserves and the world's second-largest natural gas reserves. Primary production in 2012 was 302,897 ktoe. This presents a decrease about 15% compared to 2011, as international sanction have affected the energy sector.

Consumption

Final energy consumption in Iran in 2012 added up to 162,620 ktoe. The share of the individual sectors is shown in table 1. In the past decade, the primary energy consumption has grown by more than 50%.

Table 1: Final energy consumption by sector in Iran in 2012 (ktoe)

		in ktoe	in %
Industry		41,499	25.52
Transport		42.252	25.98
Other sectors		61,942	38.09
of which	Residential	44,970	27.65
	Commercial and public services	9,892	6.08
	Agriculture/ Forestry	6,764	4.16
	Non-specified	316	0.19
Non-energy use		16,927	10.41
Total		162,620	100