Ireland vs Norway: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
Ireland
10.86 billion kWh
in 2021
Norway
12.14 billion kWh
in 2021
Ireland rank
34th
Norway rank
32nd
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 12.14 billion kWh against 10.86 billion kWh in Ireland, a difference of 1.27 billion kWh.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.
Ireland ranks 34th and Norway ranks 32nd of 209 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -180.00 million kWh | -328.90 million kWh | 148.90 million kWh | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.35 billion kWh | 776.51 million kWh | 575.17 million kWh | Ireland |
| 2010s | 6.55 billion kWh | 2.79 billion kWh | 3.77 billion kWh | Ireland |
| 2020s | 11.70 billion kWh | 11.21 billion kWh | 486.05 million kWh | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Ireland or Norway?
- Norway, at 12.14 billion kWh against 10.86 billion kWh in Ireland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Ireland and Norway?
- 1.27 billion kWh, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Ireland ranks 34th and Norway ranks 32nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.