Renewable electricity share in Iceland
Renewable sources supplied 102.4% of electricity consumption in Iceland in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
102.4%
Change from 2023
+2.5percentage points
European Union, 2024
47.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
49.8%
Renewable electricity share in Iceland over time
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% of gross electricity consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 49.9%p (provisional) |
| 2024 | 102.4% | 47.5% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | 45.4% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | 41.2% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | 37.8% |
| 2020 | 102.7% | 37.4% |
| 2019 | 100.6% | 34.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | 32.1% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | 31.1% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | 30.2% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | 29.7% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | 28.6% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | 26.8% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | 25.1% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | 23.3% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | 21.3% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | 20.7% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | 18.5% |
| 2007 | 113.7% | 17.6% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | 16.9% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | 16.4% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | 15.9% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.5 percentage points from 99.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 97.1%, the figure has changed by +5.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 47.5%.
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79.3%
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Energy import dependency
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Electricity price for households
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Primary energy consumption
6.4 Mtoe
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Access to electricity
100.0%
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Clean cooking access
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