Denmark vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Denmark
-0.7548 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
-0.458 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
109th
Norway rank
107th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports -0.458 terawatt-hours against -0.7548 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 0.2968 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 109th and Norway ranks 107th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.0422 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0422 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.2601 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.2576 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.3694 terawatt-hours | 0.096 terawatt-hours | 0.2735 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.4645 terawatt-hours | 0.5744 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 0.4856 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at -0.458 terawatt-hours against -0.7548 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.2968 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Denmark ranks 109th and Norway ranks 107th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.