Netherlands vs Norway: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Netherlands
3.5%
in 2025
Norway
3.3%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
37th
Norway rank
39th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 37th and Norway ranks 39th of 80 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 4.0% | 5.8% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 239.9% | 3.2% | 236.7% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 0.6% | 8.4% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 1.4% | 15.7% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 0.9% | 3.9% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 3.5% | 11.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 3.5% against 3.3% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Netherlands ranks 37th and Norway ranks 39th of 80 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 percentage change in primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.