Renewable energy consumption in Iceland
Iceland: Renewable energy consumption was 77.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Iceland, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Iceland stood at 77.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Iceland peaked at 77.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1996.
Iceland ranks 22nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 52.3% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 60.7% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 75.4% | 77.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Iceland?
- Renewable energy consumption in Iceland was 77.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2012.
- 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 22nd out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption