Renewable energy consumption in Iceland
Iceland: Renewable energy consumption was 91,393 TJ 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 TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Iceland is 91,393 TJ, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Iceland peaked at 91,393 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30,145 TJ, in 1991.
Iceland ranks 74th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Iceland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,460 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 30,145 TJ | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 30,849 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 31,608 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 32,308 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 33,018 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 32,556 TJ | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 34,402 TJ | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 37,295 TJ | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 41,010 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 43,964 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 45,583 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 47,202 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 47,167 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 48,426 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 49,024 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 53,622 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 61,251 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 77,859 TJ | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 79,406 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 79,387 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 80,595 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 84,107 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 85,920 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 87,101 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 91,393 TJ | +4.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 91,393 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,858 TJ, 15.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 91,393 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57,859 TJ, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +27.1% | 61,251 TJ | 77,859 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,365 TJ | 30,145 TJ | 41,010 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,350 TJ | 43,964 TJ | 79,406 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,750 TJ | 79,387 TJ | 91,393 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Iceland?
- Renewable energy consumption in Iceland was 91,393 TJ 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 91,393 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,145 TJ in 1991.
- How does Iceland rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Iceland ranks 74th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste