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
020406080196519952025

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

Indicator
Renewable energy
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.