Renewable energy share in Iceland
Renewable sources provided 82.4% of final energy consumption in Iceland in 2021.
Iceland, 2021
82.4%
Change from 2020
−0.5percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
19.8%
Position in 2021
12th of 212
Renewable energy share in Iceland over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82.4% | – |
| 2020 | 82.9% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 82.9% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 77.1%, the figure has changed by +5.3 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Iceland has the 12th highest value.
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