Share of electricity generation from renewables in Iceland
Iceland: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from renewables in Iceland is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 1st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.8% | — |
| 1991 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- Fuel imports 9.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 7.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 36.2% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Iceland?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Iceland was 100.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.