Iran - Energy imports

Energy imports, net (% of energy use)

Energy imports, net (% of energy use) in Iran was -33 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was -33 in 2014, while its lowest value was -1,538 in 1972.

Definition: Net energy imports are 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1971 -1,338
1972 -1,538
1973 -1,401
1974 -1,198
1975 -970
1976 -934
1977 -786
1978 -743
1979 -362
1980 -112
1981 -85
1982 -159
1983 -211
1984 -140
1985 -128
1986 -88
1987 -133
1988 -150
1989 -150
1990 -171
1991 -161
1992 -166
1993 -162
1994 -139
1995 -135
1996 -141
1997 -118
1998 -117
1999 -94
2000 -106
2001 -86
2002 -84
2003 -97
2004 -88
2005 -80
2006 -79
2007 -77
2008 -65
2009 -64
2010 -68
2011 -66
2012 -37
2013 -35
2014 -33

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use