Iceland – climate and energy statistics
Posted in National and regional statistics on 09/05/2010 12:02 pm by Stephen Tindale
Change in annual greenhouse gas emissions 1990 to 2006
+ 24.2%
2005 per capita annual greenhouse gas emissions
11.1 tonnes (without land use change, which is not significant in Iceland).
Energy used per unit of GDP (compared to USA)
237%
(See The World Bank: GDP per unit of energy use (constant 2005 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent).)
Balance of energy sources, 2007
| % | |
| Geothermal | 66 |
| Oil | 17 |
| Hydro | 15 |
| Coal | 2.5 |
Energy security
Iceland has no significant fossil fuel reserves, hence the use of geothermal. Iceland has been a leader in research into using non-fossil fuel energy for transport.
Electricity generated, 2007
| % | |
| Hydro | 70 |
| Geothermal | 30 |
Electricity – supply and demand
Iceland’s use of electricty increased 65% between 1997 and 2007 (see eurostat: Supply, transformation, consumption – electricity – annual data.)
Fuels used for heat, 2007
| % | |
| Geothermal | 92 |
| Other | 7 |
| Oil | 0.5 |
| Waste | 0.5 |
Percentage of agriculture certified as organic
0.22%
Cars per thousand of population
522