New Zealand vs Norway: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

New Zealand
12.10 billion kWh
in 2021
Norway
12.14 billion kWh
in 2021
New Zealand rank
33rd
Norway rank
32nd

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
05.0B10.0B199020052021

How they compare

Norway currently reports 12.14 billion kWh against 12.10 billion kWh in New Zealand, a difference of 41.70 million kWh.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 32nd of 210 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 2.85 billion kWh -328.90 million kWh 3.18 billion kWh New Zealand
2000s 4.59 billion kWh 776.51 million kWh 3.81 billion kWh New Zealand
2010s 10.36 billion kWh 2.79 billion kWh 7.57 billion kWh New Zealand
2020s 11.83 billion kWh 11.21 billion kWh 611.60 million kWh New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 12.14 billion kWh against 12.10 billion kWh in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between New Zealand and Norway?
41.70 million kWh, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
New Zealand ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 32nd of 210 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

Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)
Unit
kWh
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,460 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.