Greece vs Iceland: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Greece
-2.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
-3.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
68th
Iceland rank
70th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Greece
- Iceland
How they compare
Greece currently reports -2.35 terawatt-hours against -3.99 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 1.64 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 68th and Iceland ranks 70th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3135 terawatt-hours | 0.0596 terawatt-hours | 0.2539 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.1511 terawatt-hours | 0.2396 terawatt-hours | 0.0885 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1980s | -0.1665 terawatt-hours | 0.3513 terawatt-hours | 0.5178 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.2856 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 0.7819 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.4732 terawatt-hours | 4.04 terawatt-hours | 3.56 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9733 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 0.6305 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.72 terawatt-hours | -0.6749 terawatt-hours | 2.4 terawatt-hours | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Greece or Iceland?
- Greece, at -2.35 terawatt-hours against -3.99 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Greece and Iceland?
- 1.64 terawatt-hours, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Iceland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Greece ranks 68th and Iceland ranks 70th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.