Iceland vs USSR: Energy intensity
Iceland
5.35 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
USSR
5.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 1991
Iceland rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Energy intensity over time
- Iceland
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 5.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 5.35 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Iceland, a difference of 0.52 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 165 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.66 kilowatt-hours per dollar | USSR |
| 1970s | 2.3 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.33 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | USSR |
| 1980s | 2 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.25 kilowatt-hours per dollar | USSR |
| 1990s | 2.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5.77 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.63 kilowatt-hours per dollar | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Iceland or USSR?
- USSR, at 5.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 5.35 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Iceland as of 1991.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Iceland and USSR?
- 0.52 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and USSR?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1991.
- How do Iceland and USSR rank globally for energy intensity?
- Iceland ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.