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