Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Norway
Norway: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Norway is 0.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 31.3% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Norway peaked at 4.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Norway 201st out of 210 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.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +170.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +59.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -32.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +37.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -37.5% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +676.4% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -42.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +78.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -31.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 2% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +676.4% | 0.4% | 3.3% |
| 1994 | +170.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 198 Costa Rica 1.4% compare
- 199 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.1% compare
- 200 Uruguay 0.9% compare
- 202 Sweden 0.5% compare
- 203 Switzerland 0.4% compare
- 204 Lesotho 0.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Norway
- Ores and metals imports 5.5% (2025)
- Gas production 1,206 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,206 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Norway?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Norway was 0.7% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Norway ranks 201st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.