Iceland vs India: Renewable energy
Iceland
56.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland rank
15th
India rank
12th
Renewable energy over time
- Iceland
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 78 terawatt-hours against 56.33 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 21.67 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Iceland ranks 15th and India ranks 12th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.1931 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1931 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.79 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4.09 terawatt-hours | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 2.22 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | 23.55 terawatt-hours | 14.79 terawatt-hours | 8.76 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 52.13 terawatt-hours | 52.08 terawatt-hours | 0.0511 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 58.84 terawatt-hours | 68.42 terawatt-hours | 9.58 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Iceland or India?
- India, at 78 terawatt-hours against 56.33 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Iceland and India?
- 21.67 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and India rank globally for renewable energy?
- Iceland ranks 15th and India ranks 12th 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.