Hydro share of electricity in Iceland in 2024 — 68.18%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 25.04 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68.18 | −2.09 pp |
| 2023 | 70.27 | −0.28 pp |
| 2022 | 70.55 | +0.18 pp |
| 2021 | 70.37 | +1.59 pp |
| 2020 | 68.78 | −0.29 pp |
| 2019 | 69.07 | −0.59 pp |
| 2018 | 69.66 | −3.41 pp |
| 2017 | 73.07 | +0.46 pp |
| 2016 | 72.61 | −0.69 pp |
| 2015 | 73.31 | +2.28 pp |
| 2014 | 71.03 | +0.03 pp |
| 2013 | 71 | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 70.3 | −2.37 pp |
| 2011 | 72.67 | −1.15 pp |
| 2010 | 73.81 | +0.87 pp |
| 2009 | 72.94 | −2.52 pp |
| 2008 | 75.47 | +5.37 pp |
| 2007 | 70.1 | −3.36 pp |
| 2006 | 73.45 | −7.36 pp |
| 2005 | 80.81 | −1.92 pp |
| 2004 | 82.73 | −0.66 pp |
| 2003 | 83.39 | +0.49 pp |
| 2002 | 82.9 | +1.01 pp |
| 2001 | 81.89 | −0.83 pp |
| 2000 | 82.72 | −1.41 pp |
| 1999 | 84.13 | −5.37 pp |
| 1998 | 89.49 | −3.72 pp |
| 1997 | 93.22 | +0.07 pp |
| 1996 | 93.15 | −0.85 pp |
| 1995 | 94 | −0.46 pp |
| 1994 | 94.46 | −0.02 pp |
| 1993 | 94.48 | −0.33 pp |
| 1992 | 94.81 | +1.26 pp |
| 1991 | 93.55 | +0.33 pp |
| 1990 | 93.22 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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