Norway vs Russia: Net electricity imports
Norway
-23.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
-16.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
207th
Russia rank
205th
Net electricity imports over time
- Norway
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports -16.68 terawatt-hours against -23.1 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 6.42 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russia ahead.
Norway ranks 207th and Russia ranks 205th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.99 terawatt-hours | -13.73 terawatt-hours | 8.74 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | -9.03 terawatt-hours | -14.6 terawatt-hours | 5.57 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | -18.31 terawatt-hours | -16.35 terawatt-hours | 1.96 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Norway or Russia?
- Russia, at -16.68 terawatt-hours against -23.1 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Norway and Russia?
- 6.42 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Russia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Russia rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Norway ranks 207th and Russia ranks 205th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.