Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Iceland
Iceland: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 0.0036 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Iceland, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Iceland stood at 0.0036. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Iceland peaked at 0.0036 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0018, in 2020.
That places Iceland 111th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.002 | — |
| 2014 | 0.003 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.003 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.003 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 | +90.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0036 | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0036 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.347, 1% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0036 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.51, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +90.8% | 0.0019 | 0.0036 |
| 2014 | +50.0% | 0.002 | 0.003 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0026 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 | 0.0018 | 0.0036 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More energy & mining data for Iceland
- Ores and metals imports 7.9% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Iceland?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Iceland was 0.0036 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Iceland ranks 111th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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