France vs Iceland: Renewable energy
France
30.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
56.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
18th
Iceland rank
15th
Renewable energy over time
- France
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 56.33 terawatt-hours against 30.63 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 25.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.8 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.
France ranks 18th and Iceland ranks 15th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 4.37 terawatt-hours | 0.1931 terawatt-hours | 4.18 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 4.96 terawatt-hours | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 3.16 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 7.03 terawatt-hours | 4.09 terawatt-hours | 2.95 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 11.61 terawatt-hours | 23.55 terawatt-hours | 11.94 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 21.04 terawatt-hours | 52.13 terawatt-hours | 31.08 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 28.91 terawatt-hours | 58.84 terawatt-hours | 29.93 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, France or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 56.33 terawatt-hours against 30.63 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between France and Iceland?
- 25.7 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Iceland rank globally for renewable energy?
- France ranks 18th 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.