Ireland vs Norway: Primary energy from solar and wind
Ireland
13.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
15 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
36th
Norway rank
34th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 15 terawatt-hours against 13.73 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 1.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Ireland ranks 36th and Norway ranks 34th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0475 terawatt-hours | 0.0082 terawatt-hours | 0.0393 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 0.4584 terawatt-hours | 0.7672 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | 6.08 terawatt-hours | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 3.58 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 12.06 terawatt-hours | 13.62 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Ireland or Norway?
- Norway, at 15 terawatt-hours against 13.73 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Ireland and Norway?
- 1.27 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Ireland ranks 36th and Norway ranks 34th of 111 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 Primary energy from solar and wind. 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 of total energy supply.