Iran

Index rank 48

Energy Sustainability Index Rankings

 2010  2011  2012  Trend
Energy Performance  27  48  38 
Energy Security  34  71  47 
Social Equity  25  30  31 
Environmental Impact Mitigation  40  50  51 
       
Contextual Performance  82  82  79 
Political Strength  88  88  89 
Societal Strength  79  79  78 
Economic Strength  70  65  58 
       
Overall Rank  39  63  48 
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Key Metrics

Industrial sector (% of GDP) 37.7
TPEP / TPEC  (net energy exporter) 1.58
Emission intensity (kg CO2 per USD) 2.74
Energy affordability (USD per kWh) n.a.
GDP / capita (PPP, USD); GDP Group 12,722 (C)
Energy intensity (million BTU per USD) 0.05
CO2 emissions (metric tons) / capita) 7.17
Population Access to Electricity (%) 98.4
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Index Commentary

Iran increases its Index ranking by 15 places due to significant improvements in energy security. These were driven by a reduction in the 5 year energy consumption growth rate and a slower decrease in the wholesale margin on gasoline as noted in peer countries. Iran performs slightly worse than last year in mitigating its environmental impact when compared to countries with similar levels of energy intensity. Iran’s weakest dimension remains political strength (rank 89) with poor performance in regulatory quality and political stability. Performance in societal strength (rank 78) mostly struggles with control of corruption and rule of law. Economic strength improves by seven places (rank 58) due to an increase in macroeconomic stability; however costs of living as proportion of total household consumption expenditure remain very high and credit availability is low.

Trends and Outlook

By increasing the diversity of power generation in Iran, the degree of dependence on fossil fuels will be decreased. By 2015, it is anticipated that the total generation from renewables will increase from currently 5.4% to 7%. The total generation from wind, solar and biomass is expected to be 2,700 MW by 2015. This is expected to have a positive impact on Iran’s performance in the Index. Integrating new gas resources will decrease the consumption of other fossil fuels in power plants such as fuel oil. As a result, carbon dioxide emissions are expected to decrease significantly.