Greece vs Iceland: Annual change in primary energy from renewables

Greece
-2.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
-3.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
69th
Iceland rank
70th

Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time

  • Greece
  • Iceland
-50510196619952025

How they compare

Greece currently reports -2.35 terawatt-hours against -3.99 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 1.64 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 69th and Iceland ranks 70th of 77 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3135 terawatt-hours 0.0596 terawatt-hours 0.2539 terawatt-hours Greece
1970s 0.1511 terawatt-hours 0.2396 terawatt-hours 0.0885 terawatt-hours Iceland
1980s -0.1665 terawatt-hours 0.3513 terawatt-hours 0.5178 terawatt-hours Iceland
1990s 0.2856 terawatt-hours 1.07 terawatt-hours 0.7819 terawatt-hours Iceland
2000s 0.4732 terawatt-hours 4.04 terawatt-hours 3.56 terawatt-hours Iceland
2010s 0.9733 terawatt-hours 1.6 terawatt-hours 0.6305 terawatt-hours Iceland
2020s 1.72 terawatt-hours -0.6749 terawatt-hours 2.4 terawatt-hours Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Greece or Iceland?
Greece, at -2.35 terawatt-hours against -3.99 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Greece and Iceland?
1.64 terawatt-hours, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Greece and Iceland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
Greece ranks 69th and Iceland ranks 70th of 77 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,604 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.