Canada vs Norway: Share of primary energy from solar
Canada
0.3%
in 2025
Norway
0.2%
in 2025
Canada rank
63rd
Norway rank
64th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 63rd and Norway ranks 64th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Canada or Norway?
- Canada, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Canada and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Canada ranks 63rd and Norway ranks 64th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.