AI & industrial efficiency in Iceland
Iceland drew 79.33% of its gross final energy consumption from renewable sources in 2024 — well above the EU-27 average of 25.2% and 1st of 29 countries reported by Eurostat. Eurostat does not publish a 2025 AI-adoption figure for Iceland, so its profile here focuses on energy and business-formation indicators.
| Indicator | Iceland | EU average | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable energy share | 79.33% | 25.24% | 2024 |
| Enterprise birth rate | 11.21% | 10.46% | 2023 |
Iceland ranks 1st of 29 on the renewable share of energy (79.33% in 2024) and 13th on the 2023 enterprise birth rate (11.21% against an EU mean of 10.5%). With no published AI-adoption value, these two indicators frame its position.
What stands out for Iceland: its renewable share is among the strongest in the dataset.
FAQ
Does Eurostat report an AI-adoption figure for Iceland?
Eurostat's 2025 isoc_eb_ai release does not publish an AI-adoption value for Iceland, so this profile uses the renewable-energy and enterprise-birth-rate indicators instead.
How does Iceland's renewable energy share compare with the EU?
In 2024, renewable sources made up 79.33% of Iceland's gross final energy consumption, well above the EU-27 figure of 25.2% (Eurostat dataset nrg_ind_ren).
What was the enterprise birth rate in Iceland?
Iceland's enterprise birth rate was 11.21% in 2023, against an EU-27 average of 10.5% (Eurostat business demography, dataset bd_size).
Sources
- Eurostat — Use of artificial intelligence in enterprises (dataset isoc_eb_ai)
- Eurostat — Share of energy from renewable sources (dataset nrg_ind_ren)
- Eurostat — Business demography by size class (dataset bd_size)
- Eurostat — More businesses opened than dissolved in the EU in 2023
European data & reports
Reports: State of AI Adoption in European Manufacturing 2026 · State of European Industrial Energy & Decarbonization 2026 · State of EU Manufacturing: Enterprises & Resilience 2026
Data: Share of EU enterprises using AI · EU AI adoption by enterprise size · EU AI adoption by country · EU enterprise birth and death rates · EU enterprise birth rates by country