Finland vs Iceland: Renewable energy
Finland
31.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
56.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
17th
Iceland rank
15th
Renewable energy over time
- Finland
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 56.33 terawatt-hours against 31.34 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 24.99 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.8 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.
Finland ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1931 terawatt-hours | 0.1931 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 1.79 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1990s | 19.88 terawatt-hours | 4.09 terawatt-hours | 15.8 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 28.83 terawatt-hours | 23.55 terawatt-hours | 5.28 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | 35.82 terawatt-hours | 52.13 terawatt-hours | 16.31 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 35.34 terawatt-hours | 58.84 terawatt-hours | 23.49 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Finland or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 56.33 terawatt-hours against 31.34 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Finland and Iceland?
- 24.99 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for renewable energy?
- Finland ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th of 79 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 Renewable energy. 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.