Finland vs Norway: Primary energy from solar
Finland
0.9779 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
0.7384 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
63rd
Norway rank
66th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.9779 terawatt-hours against 0.7384 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 0.2395 terawatt-hours.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 63rd and Norway ranks 66th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | 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 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0028 terawatt-hours | 0.0064 terawatt-hours | 0.0036 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0349 terawatt-hours | 0.029 terawatt-hours | 0.0059 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.5904 terawatt-hours | 0.3409 terawatt-hours | 0.2495 terawatt-hours | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 0.9779 terawatt-hours against 0.7384 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Finland and Norway?
- 0.2395 terawatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Finland ranks 63rd and Norway ranks 66th of 77 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. 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.