Installed wind energy capacity in Iceland
Iceland: Installed wind energy capacity was 0.0036 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Installed wind energy capacity in Iceland, 2013–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
In 2025, installed wind energy capacity in Iceland stood at 0.0036 gigawatts. 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, installed wind energy capacity in Iceland peaked at 0.0036 gigawatts in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 gigawatts, 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.
Installed wind energy capacity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.002 gigawatts | — |
| 2014 | 0.003 gigawatts | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 gigawatts | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 gigawatts | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 gigawatts | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 gigawatts | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +90.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0036 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.347 gigawatts, 1% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0036 gigawatts is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.51 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed wind energy capacity 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 gigawatts | 0.0036 gigawatts |
| 2014 | +50.0% | 0.002 gigawatts | 0.003 gigawatts |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0026 gigawatts | 0.002 gigawatts | 0.003 gigawatts | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 gigawatts | 0.0018 gigawatts | 0.0036 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More energy & mining data for Iceland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 9.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed wind energy capacity in Iceland?
- Installed wind energy capacity in Iceland was 0.0036 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 gigawatts in 2023.
- What is the lowest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 gigawatts in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for installed wind energy capacity?
- Iceland ranks 111th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed wind energy capacity 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 IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total wind (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes onshore and offshore wind.