Iceland vs IDA only: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Iceland
57,663 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
IDA only
436.92 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Iceland rank
47th
IDA only rank
44th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Iceland
  • IDA only
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 57,663 kWh per square kilometre against 436.92 kWh per square kilometre in IDA only, a difference of 57,226 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Iceland's figure about 132.0 times IDA only's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 47th and IDA only ranks 44th of 208 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland IDA only Difference Ahead
1990s 4,121 kWh per square kilometre -68.48 kWh per square kilometre 4,189 kWh per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 23,506 kWh per square kilometre 126.81 kWh per square kilometre 23,380 kWh per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 51,999 kWh per square kilometre 420.86 kWh per square kilometre 51,578 kWh per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 58,454 kWh per square kilometre 516.85 kWh per square kilometre 57,937 kWh per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Iceland or IDA only?
Iceland, at 57,663 kWh per square kilometre against 436.92 kWh per square kilometre in IDA only as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Iceland and IDA only?
57,226 kWh per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and IDA only?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Iceland and IDA only rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Iceland ranks 47th and IDA only ranks 44th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.