Norway vs Romania: Share of electricity generation from oil

Norway
0.4%
in 2025
Romania
0.4%
in 2025
Norway rank
169th
Romania rank
171st

Share of electricity generation from oil over time

  • Norway
  • Romania
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Norway ranks 169th and Romania ranks 171st of 208 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2% 10.6% 10.5% Romania
2000s 0.2% 4.5% 4.2% Romania
2010s 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% Romania
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of electricity generation from oil, Norway or Romania?
Norway, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of electricity generation from oil between Norway and Romania?
0.0%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Romania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Norway and Romania rank globally for share of electricity generation from oil?
Norway ranks 169th and Romania ranks 171st of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of electricity generation from oil
Unit
%
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 6,212 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.