Canada vs Norway: Share of electricity generation from wind
Canada
7.9%
in 2025
Norway
8.4%
in 2025
Canada rank
40th
Norway rank
37th
Share of electricity generation from wind over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 8.4% against 7.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 40th and Norway ranks 37th of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 8.5% | 2.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from wind, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 8.4% against 7.9% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from wind between Canada and Norway?
- 0.5%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Canada ranks 40th and Norway ranks 37th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from wind. 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.