Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Norway
Norway: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -16.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Norway is -16.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.1% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Norway peaked at 9.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -16.8%, in 2025.
That places Norway 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -15.1% | — |
| 1991 | -2.6% | -82.9% |
| 1992 | -8.1% | +213.4% |
| 1993 | -7.0% | -13.7% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -98.3% |
| 1995 | -5.8% | +4872.4% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -237.1% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -57.7% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | -1.6% | -152.8% |
| 2000 | -15.4% | +867.3% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -118.5% |
| 2002 | -8.1% | -381.8% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -185.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +37.1% |
| 2005 | -9.6% | -202.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -107.2% |
| 2007 | -8.0% | -1242.5% |
| 2008 | -10.9% | +36.8% |
| 2009 | -7.4% | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -178.5% |
| 2011 | -2.5% | -143.4% |
| 2012 | -13.9% | +453.7% |
| 2013 | -3.9% | -71.8% |
| 2014 | -12.4% | +218.0% |
| 2015 | -11.4% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | -12.5% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | -11.4% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | -7.5% | -34.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.4% |
| 2020 | -15.3% | -51282.6% |
| 2021 | -12.6% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | -9.4% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | -13.1% | +38.6% |
| 2024 | -13.3% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | -16.8% | +26.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's -16.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -51282.6% | 0.0% | -15.3% |
| 1995 | -4872.4% | -0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | -1242.5% | 0.7% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.6% | -15.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.9% | -15.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.0% | -13.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -13.4% | -16.8% | -9.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More energy & mining data for Norway
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Norway?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Norway was -16.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.8% in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Norway ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.