Electricity production from wind power fell 11.8% to 8.13 GWh in Iceland in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from wind power in Iceland reached an all time high of 10.9 GWh in 2015 and an all time low of 0 GWh in 1998. When compared to Iceland's main peers, electricity production from wind power in Denmark amounted to 14,777 GWh, 2,850 GWh in Norway, 17,328 GWh in Sweden and 49,605 GWh in United Kingdom in 2017.
Iceland has been ranked 60th within the group of 71 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from wind power, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Electricity Production from Wind Power | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Belgium | GWh | 2,624 | 2,865 | 3,034 | 3,073 | 3,284 | ||||||||||||||||
Denmark | GWh | 518 | 596 | 604 | 744 | 751 | ||||||||||||||||
Finland | GWh | 6.00 | 8.00 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 48.0 | ||||||||||||||||
France | GWh | 5,194 | 6,391 | 7,753 | 8,659 | 9,585 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | GWh | 31,010 | 36,056 | 38,726 | 38,098 | 39,401 | ||||||||||||||||
Iceland | GWh | 5.48 | 8.39 | 10.9 | 9.21 | 8.13 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Ireland | GWh | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | GWh | 410 | 725 | 1,109 | 1,602 | 2,208 | ||||||||||||||||
Norway | GWh | 1,881 | 2,217 | 2,515 | 2,116 | 2,850 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | GWh | 1.00 | 160 | 335 | 460 | 560 | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | GWh | 35.0 | 47.0 | 97.0 | 143 | 230 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | GWh | 2,010 | 4,054 | 7,533 | 10,408 | 11,475 |