Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Iceland
Iceland: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 69.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Iceland, 1990–2025
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 69.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% 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, 68.8%, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 30th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) 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 | 69.4% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 69.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 43.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 69.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.0%, 4.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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 | 69.9% | 68.8% | 70.6% | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Iceland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- 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 69.9% in 2025, 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 68.8% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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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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.