Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland
Iceland: Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes was 2,132 Megawatt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Megawatt.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland stood at 2,132 Megawatt.
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 Megawatt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 756 Megawatt, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 26th of 51 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.
Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Megawatt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 756 Megawatt | — |
| 1991 | 779 Megawatt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 879 Megawatt | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 879 Megawatt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 884 Megawatt | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 884 Megawatt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 884 Megawatt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 923 Megawatt | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 956 Megawatt | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1,016 Megawatt | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1,064 Megawatt | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1,109 Megawatt | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1,155 Megawatt | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1,155 Megawatt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,163 Megawatt | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,163 Megawatt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,163 Megawatt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,758 Megawatt | +51.2% |
| 2008 | 1,879 Megawatt | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1,875 Megawatt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,883 Megawatt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,884 Megawatt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,877 Megawatt | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,984 Megawatt | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1,984 Megawatt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,987 Megawatt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,987 Megawatt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,995 Megawatt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,099 Megawatt | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2,104 Megawatt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,114 Megawatt | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,114 Megawatt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,105 Megawatt | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,147 Megawatt | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 2,132 Megawatt | -0.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2,132 Megawatt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,294 Megawatt, 93% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2,132 Megawatt is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,276 Megawatt, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +51.2% | 1,163 Megawatt | 1,758 Megawatt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 884 Megawatt | 756 Megawatt | 1,016 Megawatt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,348 Megawatt | 1,064 Megawatt | 1,879 Megawatt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,978 Megawatt | 1,877 Megawatt | 2,104 Megawatt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,123 Megawatt | 2,105 Megawatt | 2,147 Megawatt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 Megawatt 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 Megawatt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 756 Megawatt in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes?
- Iceland ranks 26th out of 51 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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