Japan vs Norway: Wind energy generation vs. installed capacity
Japan
12,837 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
14,266 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Norway rank
21st
Wind energy generation vs. installed capacity over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 14,266 terawatt-hours against 12,837 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 1,429 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Norway ranks 21st of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | 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 | 4.92 terawatt-hours | 8.2 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 1,620 terawatt-hours | 452 terawatt-hours | 1,168 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 5,487 terawatt-hours | 2,470 terawatt-hours | 3,017 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 10,200 terawatt-hours | 13,275 terawatt-hours | 3,075 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wind energy generation vs. installed capacity, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 14,266 terawatt-hours against 12,837 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wind energy generation vs. installed capacity between Japan and Norway?
- 1,429 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for wind energy generation vs. installed capacity?
- Japan ranks 24th and Norway ranks 21st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wind energy generation vs. installed capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Figures are based on gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply.