High income vs Iceland: Electric power consumption
High income
8,838 kWh per capita
in 2024
Iceland
48,998 kWh per capita
in 2024
High income rank
3rd
Iceland rank
1st
Electric power consumption over time
- High income
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 48,998 kWh per capita against 8,838 kWh per capita in High income, a difference of 40,160 kWh per capita.
That makes Iceland's figure about 5.5 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 1st of 41 groups.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,467 kWh per capita | 18,154 kWh per capita | 10,687 kWh per capita | Iceland |
| 2000s | 8,527 kWh per capita | 33,441 kWh per capita | 24,914 kWh per capita | Iceland |
| 2010s | 8,797 kWh per capita | 53,610 kWh per capita | 44,813 kWh per capita | Iceland |
| 2020s | 8,751 kWh per capita | 50,613 kWh per capita | 41,862 kWh per capita | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, High income or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 48,998 kWh per capita against 8,838 kWh per capita in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between High income and Iceland?
- 40,160 kWh per capita, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Iceland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do High income and Iceland rank globally for electric power consumption?
- High income ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 1st of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.