Iceland vs OECD members: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Iceland
47,510 kWh per capita
in 2025
OECD members
7,794 kWh per capita
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
OECD members rank
4th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Iceland
- OECD members
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 47,510 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members, a difference of 39,716 kWh per capita.
That makes Iceland's figure about 6.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 4th of 151 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,154 kWh per capita | 6,945 kWh per capita | 11,209 kWh per capita | Iceland |
| 2000s | 33,441 kWh per capita | 7,855 kWh per capita | 25,586 kWh per capita | Iceland |
| 2010s | 53,610 kWh per capita | 7,881 kWh per capita | 45,729 kWh per capita | Iceland |
| 2020s | 50,136 kWh per capita | 7,716 kWh per capita | 42,421 kWh per capita | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Iceland or OECD members?
- Iceland, at 47,510 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Iceland and OECD members?
- 39,716 kWh per capita, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and OECD members?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and OECD members rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Iceland ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 4th of 151 countries.
- 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.