Netherlands vs Norway: Share of primary energy from wind
Netherlands
3.7%
in 2025
Norway
4.6%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
12th
Norway rank
9th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.6% against 3.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 12th and Norway ranks 9th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Netherlands or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.6% against 3.7% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.9%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Netherlands ranks 12th and Norway ranks 9th 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 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 energy supply.