Iceland vs Upper middle income: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
Iceland
29.6%
in 2021
Upper middle income
11.9%
in 2021
Iceland rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
18th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- Iceland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 29.6% against 11.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 210 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 0.8% | 6.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 1.2% | 20.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 4.9% | 23.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 11.0% | 19.4% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Iceland or Upper middle income?
- Iceland, at 29.6% against 11.9% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 17.7%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and Upper middle income rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Iceland ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.