Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Iceland
Iceland: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) was 7,486 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 7,486 for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Iceland peaked at 8,188 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,394, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 1st of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,394 | — |
| 2001 | 4,599 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 4,718 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 4,686 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 4,675 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,703 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5,221 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 7,202 | +37.9% |
| 2008 | 7,734 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 7,694 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,726 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7,987 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 7,925 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8,188 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 8,101 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8,030 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7,922 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7,893 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8,111 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7,955 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7,854 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 7,727 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 7,550 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 7,599 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 7,486 | -1.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 7,486 is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93, 10.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 7,486 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,013, 7.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +37.9% | 5,221 | 7,202 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,563 | 4,394 | 7,734 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,984 | 7,726 | 8,188 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,643 | 7,486 | 7,854 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Iceland?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Iceland was 7,486 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,188 in 2013.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,394 in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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