Iceland's electricity generation in 2022. The only other major contributor to the country's power mix is geothermal energy.
Hydropower is the main source of electricity generation in Iceland. At 14.2 terawatt-hours produced, it accounted for roughly 70 percent of Main sources of electricity generation in Iceland in 2022 (in gigawatt-hours)
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Orkustofnun. (September 20, 2023). Main sources of electricity generation in Iceland in 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, 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 June 01, 2024. 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: June 01, 2024. 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/
Orkustofnun, Main sources of electricity generation in Iceland in 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192014/iceland-electricity-generation-by-source/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Main sources of electricity generation in Iceland in 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph], Orkustofnun, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192014/iceland-electricity-generation-by-source/