Renewable energy share in Iceland
Renewable sources provided 79.3% of gross final energy consumption in Iceland in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
79.3%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
25.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
25.2%
Renewable energy share in Iceland over time
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% of gross final energy consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 26.2%p (provisional) |
| 2024 | 79.3% | 25.2% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | 24.6% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | 23.0% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | 21.9% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | 22.0% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | 19.9% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | 18.4% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | 18.0% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | 17.8% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | 16.7% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | 16.0% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | 14.5% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | 14.4% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | 13.9% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | 12.6% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | 11.7% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | 10.8% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | 10.2% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | 9.6% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 79.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 73.0%, the figure has changed by +6.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 25.2%.
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102.4%
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Energy import dependency
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Renewable energy share
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Electricity price for households
€0.2076 per kWh
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Primary energy consumption
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Access to electricity
100.0%
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