Hydropower is the main source of electricity generation in Iceland. At 14.2 terawatt-hours produced, it accounted for roughly 70 percent of Iceland's electricity generation in 2022. The only other major contributor to the country's power mix is geothermal energy.
Main sources of electricity generation in Iceland in 2022
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Orkustofnun. (September 20, 2023). Main sources of electricity generation in Iceland in 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192014/iceland-electricity-generation-by-source/
Orkustofnun. "Main sources of electricity generation in Iceland in 2022 (in gigawatt-hours)." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192014/iceland-electricity-generation-by-source/
Orkustofnun. (2023). Main sources of electricity generation in Iceland in 2022 (in gigawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192014/iceland-electricity-generation-by-source/
Orkustofnun. "Main Sources of Electricity Generation in Iceland in 2022 (in Gigawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192014/iceland-electricity-generation-by-source/
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