Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Iceland
Iceland: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 19.05 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 19.05 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Iceland peaked at 19.87 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.42 terawatt-hours, in 1991.
Iceland ranks 57th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2 terawatt-hours | 4.42 terawatt-hours | 7.18 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.43 terawatt-hours | 7.61 terawatt-hours | 16.71 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.15 terawatt-hours | 16.74 terawatt-hours | 19.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4 terawatt-hours | 18.89 terawatt-hours | 19.87 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 54 Tajikistan 23.28 terawatt-hours compare
- 55 Iran 22.56 terawatt-hours compare
- 56 Belarus 19.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 58 Kazakhstan 18.38 terawatt-hours compare
- 59 Zambia 17.25 terawatt-hours compare
- 60 North Korea 17.17 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 392,404 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 369,715 (2025)
- Urban population 94.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 9.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 171.69 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 9.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 9.67 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Iceland?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Iceland was 19.05 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.87 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.42 terawatt-hours in 1991.
- How does Iceland rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Iceland ranks 57th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.