Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Iceland is 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1991.
Iceland ranks 43rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre 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 | +37.4% | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 40 Lebanon 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 41 Ireland 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 42 Maldives 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 44 Seychelles 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 45 United States 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 46 Montenegro 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Iceland?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Iceland rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 43rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.