Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland
Iceland: Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes was 2,132 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland stood at 2,132.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland peaked at 2,147 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 756, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 23rd of 41 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 | 884 | 756 | 1,016 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,348 | 1,064 | 1,879 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,978 | 1,877 | 2,104 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,123 | 2,105 | 2,147 | 5 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.05 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 217 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 92.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,517 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 121 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland?
- Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland was 2,132 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,147 in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 756 in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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