Australia vs Iceland: Primary energy from hydropower
Australia
12.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
13.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
33rd
Iceland rank
32nd
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 13.16 terawatt-hours against 12.61 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 0.55 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 33rd and Iceland ranks 32nd of 77 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.86 terawatt-hours | 0.6952 terawatt-hours | 7.16 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.09 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | 10.93 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 13.55 terawatt-hours | 3.67 terawatt-hours | 9.89 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 15.85 terawatt-hours | 4.79 terawatt-hours | 11.06 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 14.85 terawatt-hours | 8.15 terawatt-hours | 6.7 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.05 terawatt-hours | 13.18 terawatt-hours | 2.87 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 14.68 terawatt-hours | 13.69 terawatt-hours | 0.9876 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 13.16 terawatt-hours against 12.61 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.55 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Australia ranks 33rd and Iceland ranks 32nd of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.