Japan vs Norway: Electricity generation from renewables
Japan
242.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
159.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Norway rank
10th
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 242.73 terawatt-hours against 159.2 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 83.53 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Norway ranks 10th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.55 terawatt-hours | 53.81 terawatt-hours | 20.74 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 78.94 terawatt-hours | 73.86 terawatt-hours | 5.08 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 94.35 terawatt-hours | 100.98 terawatt-hours | 6.63 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 97.29 terawatt-hours | 115.38 terawatt-hours | 18.09 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 104.08 terawatt-hours | 126.67 terawatt-hours | 22.58 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 141.84 terawatt-hours | 135.66 terawatt-hours | 6.17 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 218.84 terawatt-hours | 152.82 terawatt-hours | 66.02 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 242.73 terawatt-hours against 159.2 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Japan and Norway?
- 83.53 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- Japan ranks 7th and Norway ranks 10th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.