Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Norway
Norway: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 89.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Norway recorded 89.6% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Norway peaked at 99.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 12th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.6% | — |
| 1991 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 89.6% | +0.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 89.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 55.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Norway's 89.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.0%, 6.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 95.7% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 93.4% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.2% | 91.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More energy & mining data for Norway
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 5.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Norway?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Norway was 89.6% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.