Renewable energy consumption in Iceland
Iceland: Renewable energy consumption was 82.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Iceland, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Iceland is 82.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Iceland peaked at 82.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1996.
That places Iceland 13th out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.7% | — |
| 1991 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 54.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 54.2% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 55.7% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 54.9% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 52.3% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 60.7% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 76.0% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 82.4% | 82.9% | 2 |
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- 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 renewable energy consumption in Iceland?
- Renewable energy consumption in Iceland was 82.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Iceland ranks 13th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.