Fossil fuel consumption per person in Iceland
Iceland: Fossil fuel consumption per person was 31,640 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31,640 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
47th
of 219 countries
All-time high
44,719 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2008
All-time low
22,524 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2020
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Fossil fuel consumption per person in Iceland, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 31,640 kilowatt-hours per person for fossil fuel consumption per person in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption per person in Iceland peaked at 44,719 kilowatt-hours per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22,524 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2020.
That places Iceland 47th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption per person in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 29,574 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 31,222 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 29,752 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 31,279 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 28,387 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.2% |
| 1970 | 28,812 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 31,094 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 32,814 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 37,407 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 34,440 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 31,937 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 31,771 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 32,979 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 34,479 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 33,956 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 31,588 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 31,249 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 28,213 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 27,800 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 29,483 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 29,381 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 29,963 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 30,986 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 31,782 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 33,572 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 35,107 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 33,148 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 34,583 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 35,178 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 34,934 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 36,351 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 37,627 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 39,041 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 39,750 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 40,849 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 41,608 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 39,616 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 40,869 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 39,949 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 42,156 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 40,540 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 42,646 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 42,400 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 44,719 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 42,468 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 30,113 kilowatt-hours per person | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 29,545 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 29,148 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 30,468 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 30,762 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 33,113 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 36,278 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 38,772 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 40,929 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 34,390 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 22,524 kilowatt-hours per person | -34.5% |
| 2021 | 26,577 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 31,960 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 31,683 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 32,682 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 31,640 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 31,640 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 28,324 kilowatt-hours per person, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 31,640 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20,561 kilowatt-hours per person, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel consumption per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -34.5% | 34,390 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,524 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,043 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,387 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,279 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 32,969 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,812 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,407 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,402 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,800 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,572 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,657 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,148 kilowatt-hours per person | 40,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,697 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,616 kilowatt-hours per person | 44,719 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,352 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,148 kilowatt-hours per person | 40,929 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,511 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,524 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,682 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 44 Guam 32,331 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 45 Estonia 32,181 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Japan 31,866 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Nauru 31,558 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 49 Seychelles 30,863 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 50 Belarus 28,935 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 fossil fuel consumption per person in Iceland?
- Fossil fuel consumption per person in Iceland was 31,640 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption per person recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 44,719 kilowatt-hours per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption per person recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,524 kilowatt-hours per person in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for fossil fuel consumption per person?
- Iceland ranks 47th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fossil fuel consumption per person rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.