Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Iceland stood at 69.9% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is up 0.51 percentage points from 69.39% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 73.31% (down 3.4 percentage points since). The highest value since 1990 was 94.81% in 1992, the lowest 68.78% in 2020. Iceland ranked 19th highest of the 126 countries in this dataset in 2024; Paraguay ranked first.
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Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Iceland stood at 69.9% in 2025, according to World Bank.
The latest value is up 0.51 percentage points from 69.39% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 73.31% (down 3.4 percentage points since).
Iceland ranked 19th highest of the 126 countries in this dataset in 2024; Paraguay ranked first.
The highest value since 1990 was 94.81% in 1992, the lowest 68.78% in 2020.
| Indicator | Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) |
|---|---|
| Country | Iceland |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
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| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — Iceland [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/ISL. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS
World Bank. "Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — Iceland." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/ISL. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS.
World Bank. 2026. "Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — Iceland." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/ISL. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS.
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author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (\% of total) --- Iceland}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/ISL},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS}
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