Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Iceland
Iceland: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 68.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Iceland is 68.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Iceland peaked at 94.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2024.
Iceland ranks 29th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.2% | — |
| 1991 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 94.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.5% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 84.1% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.4% | 84.1% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 70.1% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 69.1% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 68.2% | 70.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 26 Angola 71.5% compare
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- 31 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 62.8% compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- 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 electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Iceland?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Iceland was 68.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Iceland ranks 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.