Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Iceland stood at 0 terawatt-hours per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1991.
Iceland ranks 1st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +34.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 19.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 18.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita 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 | +34.9% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Iceland?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Iceland was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1991.
- How does Iceland rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.